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- ↑ Gilly, Carlos. Rosenkreuz als europäisches Phänomen im 17. Jahrhundert. 2002, Amsterdam. p. 44. ISBN 90-71608-11-5
- ↑ Simon Studion Archived 29 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine by the Rosicrucian Library, accessed 16 December 2011
