Occult Literature
The Door of the Sanctuary and Stairway of the Sages
A wheel-like entrance occupies a rocky landscape covered with inscriptions. The engraving is reproduced from Heinrich Khunrath’s Amphitheatrum sapientiae aeternae.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Door of the Sanctuary and Stairway of the Sages" [editorial title]. In Witchcraft Magic and Alchemy, Grillot de Givry; translated by J. Courtenay Locke. English translation by J. Courtenay Locke. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1931, 1931, Houghton Mifflin Company. Source scan leaf 200. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0631-0200
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Illustrator not identified. The Door of the Sanctuary and Stairway of the Sages. Witchcraft Magic and Alchemy. Scan leaf 200. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0631-0200