Occult Literature
Great Symbol of Solomon
A crowned, bearded figure is reflected upside down across a horizontal division within a serpent-shaped oval. Interlaced triangles cross the two figures, while curved inscriptions distinguish the upper and lower portions of the design. The handwritten identification below this copy calls it the Great Symbol of Solomon; it is retained as part of the source object rather than presented as a printed caption. The next page opens the introduction on concealed doctrine and allegorical images. The complete serpent border, paired figures, lettering and handwritten note are preserved. This is a reproduced symbolic design in the supplied edition, without a separately identified engraver or a claim that it is an ancient artefact.
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Unidentified engraver; reproduced in Éliphas Lévi’s work. "Great Symbol of Solomon" [editorial title]. In Transcendental Magic, Éliphas Lévi. 1896, George Redway. Source scan leaf 34. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/transcendental-magic-plate-34
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Complete source scan actually viewed, surrounding prose read, and exact active PageRef duplicate-screened. Complete design and captions retained; original monochrome reproduction without reconstruction. Final crops actually inspected; complete image boundaries, lettering and captions retained.
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Unidentified engraver; reproduced in Éliphas Lévi’s work. Great Symbol of Solomon. Transcendental Magic. Scan leaf 34. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/transcendental-magic-plate-34