RE: VMs: O with a dotin the middle

[<elillie@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello all.

With reguard to the document that Florin posted, Jean wrote:

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The cross in your MS is the potent or Greek one AFAIK;
it is a bit different from the common alchemical
representation of the crucible which is a simple +.

However we are here in a difficult matter, would you
allow me this pun.

Want an evidence? I checked with Schneider (Lexicon
alchemistisch-pharmazeutischer Symbole) and:

Gold is according to him represented among others by a

O with or without dot.

The cross as shown in your docuement is exactly one of
the possible representations of crucible.

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Hi Jean.

You had also mentioned a translation.

If I may:

N nomine  +  patris . et . fi + lii . et
spus {spiritus}  +  sancti . Amen .~

Slightly abrreviated Latin for:

The name of the father, and son and the spirit - holy.
Amen.

The crosses indicate where the reader/speaker would make a Sign of the
Cross while the text is being read. Thus, a cross can appear in the middle
of the word "filii" or within the different forms of "Benedictine" toward
the bottom. I've seen modern prayer books that have the same thing,
usually a small, red cross within the text.
The line with the circles begins with the word "Ih'u", an abrreviated form
of Jesus. I'm not sure of the spelling on a couple of the abrreviated
words that follow but the presence of "rex" (king) makes it sound like
both lines of text are meant to honor Jesus.
Erni



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