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The pentagram of the absolute
Five white discs occupy the points of a star against a black field. French labels name truth, reality, reason and justice around the central lettering. The printed caption calls this the Pentagram of the Absolute. Éliphas Lévi’s History of Magic presents the design as a philosophical and occult emblem; the reproduced plate does not identify a separate engraver.
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Illustrator not identified. "The pentagram of the absolute" [editorial title]. In The History of Magic, Éliphas Lévi. Second Edition, 1922, William Rider & Son, Limited. Source scan leaf 41. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0025-0041
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Illustrator not identified. The pentagram of the absolute. The History of Magic. Scan leaf 41. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0025-0041