Secret Symbols of the Rosicrucians
Anonymous
Between 1785 and 1788 an unknown follower of the emerging Rosicrucian movement in northern Europe compiled a selection of images and texts from esoteric material associated with the mysterious Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross. First published in two parts in Altona, Germany, the book drew on 17th century alchemical sources such as Adrian von Mynsich, with mystical pieces from Valentin Weigel, and Abraham von Franckenberg’s works on Jacob Boehme. It was an important and influential source of Rosicrucian ideas, albeit filtered through an 18th century perspective.