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Black and white engraved frontispiece: a mountain labeled Mons Magorum, a lit candle over an open book, two figures at sides, and a dragon circling a seated figure below.

Lumen de lumine: or a new magicall light discovered, and communicated to the world / By Eugenius Philalethes [pseud].

An engraved emblematic frontispiece titled Scholae Magicae Typus shows a tall mountain labeled Mons Magorum Invisibilis beneath a sun and crescent moon. A lit candle rises above an open book, flanked by two figures, while a serpent-like dragon encircles a seated figure at the base.

Artist
Thomas Vaughan
Date
1651
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2185 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1651.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Scholae Magicae Typus, frontispicio alquímico (1651)

Un frontispicio grabado y emblemático titulado Scholae Magicae Typus muestra una alta montaña rotulada Mons Magorum Invisibilis bajo un sol y una luna creciente. Una vela encendida se eleva sobre un libro abierto, flanqueada por dos figuras, mientras un dragón con forma de serpiente rodea a una figura sentada en la base.

Português: Scholae Magicae Typus, frontispício alquímico (1651)

Um frontispício gravado e emblemático intitulado Scholae Magicae Typus mostra uma alta montanha identificada como Mons Magorum Invisibilis sob um sol e uma lua crescente. Uma vela acesa surge acima de um livro aberto, ladeada por duas figuras, enquanto um dragão em forma de serpente envolve uma figura sentada na base.

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