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 | | Although Augustine had already condemned this passage, one is inclined to think that the humanist and admirer of hermetic philosophy in Lefèvre was here corrected by the Christian and follower of the Devotio Moderna. |
 | | Whatever the case may be, we have here a rare example of copy used in the Netherlands in the first half of the seventeenth century, although the question remains which printing-house composed and printed the text, because the published text does not give the printer's name or place of publication. |
 | | 37 The book is famous for its typography: 'the most beautifully printed book of all times' is a qualification often heard, and indeed the letters, initials, the layout of the page and the clear woodcuts compose a typographical jewel. |
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