Occult Literature
The great Hermetic arcanum
A divided circular wheel combines human and animal forms, small internal emblems and surrounding inscriptions. The figure is set against water and a dark landscape. The History of Magic names the plate the Great Hermetic Arcanum. Its interlocking parts remain one composition, preserving the relation between the wheel and the surrounding allegorical scene.
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Illustrator not identified. "The great Hermetic arcanum" [editorial title]. In The History of Magic, Éliphas Lévi. Second Edition, 1922, William Rider & Son, Limited. Source scan leaf 463. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0025-0463
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Illustrator not identified. The great Hermetic arcanum. The History of Magic. Scan leaf 463. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0025-0463