The Rosicrucians, Their Rites and Mysteries with Chapters on the Ancient Fire- and Serpent-worshippers, and Explanations of the Mystic Symbols Represented in the Monuments and Talismans of the Primeval Philosophers |
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| Title | The Rosicrucians, Their Rites and Mysteries with Chapters on the Ancient Fire- and Serpent-worshippers, and Explanations of the Mystic Symbols Represented in the Monuments and Talismans of the Primeval Philosophers |
| Author | Hargrave Jennings |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Chatto and Windus, 1879 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 Jun 2007 |
| Length | 372 pages |
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