Fama Fraternitatis

The Fama Fraternitatis Rosae Crucis (Fama fraternitatis Roseae Crucis oder Die Bruderschaft des Ordens der Rosenkreuzer), or simply the Fama Fraternitatis, is an anonymous Rosicrucian manifesto published in 1614 in Kassel (Germany). It was translated into English in 1652 by Thomas Vaughan and published as an appendix of the 77th. Advertisement (section) entitled Generale Riforma dell' Universo (The Universal Reformation of Mankind) from a German translation of Bocallini's satira Ragguagli di Parnasso (Advertisements from Parnassus). The Fama, which created a profound effect, was soon published in separate form.