Avrora, that is, the day-spring
Subtitle: or dawning of the day in the Orient or morning-rednesse in the rising of the sun :that is the root or mother of philosophie, astrologie & theologie from the true ground : or a description of nature. I. How all was, and came to be in the beginning. II. How nature and the elements are become creaturely. III. Also of the two qualities evill and good. IIII. From whence all things had their original. V. And how all stand and work at present. VI. Also how all will be at the end of this time. VII. Also what is the condition of the kingdom of God, and of the kingdom of Hell. VIII. And how men work and act creaturely in each of them : all this set down diligently from a true ground in the knowledge of the spirit, and in the impnlse [sic] of God. By Jacob Behme Teutonick philosohper, being his first book. Written in Gerlitz in Germany anno Christi M.DC.XII. on Tuesday after the day of Pentecost of Whitsunday aetatis suae 37
Contributors: Sparrow, John, 1615-1670; Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677
Publisher: Printed by John Streater, for Giles Calvert, and are be sold at his Shop at the Black-Spread-Eagle at the West-End of Pauls
Published: 1656
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 939
Subjects: Mysticism; Early works to 1800; Good and evil; Astrology
Other titles: Aurora, that is, the day-spring; Dawning of the day in the Orient or morning-rednesse in the rising of the sun
Work titles: Morgenröte im Aufgang
Notes: Signatures: [pi]² A-B⁴ b⁴ ²B-4M⁴ 4N² (B2 missigned (a)2).

Numerous errors in pagination.

Verses from the books of Revelations, Isaiah, and Matthew on p. [4].

A translation by John Sparrow (signed p. [17] of pref.) of: Böhme, Jakob. Morgenröte im Aufgang.

Errata: p. [27]-[28].

Plate is signed: W. Hollar fecit.

Side notes.

Rare Book copy: Title page closely cropped at top

Wing B3397

STC (2nd ed.), 3397