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Joannis Macarii ... , Abraxas, seu Apistopistus

quae est Antiquaria de gemmis basilidianis disquisitio. Accedit Abraxas Proteus, seu Multiformis gemmae basilidianae portentasa varietas

by Joannes Macarius

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  • 17th century
  • Language: Latin
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source
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"An early treatise on abraxoid gems by Macarius [a Greek pseudonym adopted by Jean L'Heureux], originally deposited as a manuscript in Louvain and exhumed and edited by Jean Chiflet...Macar​ius' work [is] entitled Apistopistus,..​.in allusion to the curious religious beliefs of the Gnostics who employed these engraved gems as tokens of their faith."-​-​Gemology, by J. Sinkankas, entry no. 4081.

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quae est Antiquaria de gemmis basilidianis disquisitio. Accedit Abraxas Proteus, seu Multiformis gemmae basilidianae portentasa varietas

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1657-01-01T00:00:00Z—Latin—Public digitized item

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