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1443 - Alchemy An anthology of alchemical works comprising 8 titles…
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Alchemy An anthology of alchemical works comprising 8 titles. 1677–1706. Small 8vo. Contemporary paperback (rubbed, bumped and scuffed, slightly stained). Contains: 1. Four Short Treatises on Chemistry: I. Lucens Lux in tenebris, that is: The Brightly Shining Light in Darkness. II. De Vitriolo & eius oleo secretissimo, that is: On Vitriol and its Most Secret Oil. III. *De Animali Rationali*: *On the Rational Animal* and its marvellous remedy. IV. *Aurum vitae* or *Gold of Life*: *Described by ancient and true philosophers and published from ancient manuscripts for the benefit of the disciples of the doctrine*. Budißin, Kretzschmar, Richter, 1677. 3 leaves, 66 pp. – First edition. – VD17 39:139490P – Brüning 2373 – 2. *Cabalae Verior Descriptio*: That is, a thorough description and explanation of all natural and supernatural things; how everything was created through the word ‘Fiat’; and how, thereafter, through the centre of heaven and earth … it is generated, nourished, governed and corrupted. Hamburg, Wolff, 1680. 84 pp. – VD17 23:242928F – Brüning 2439 – 3rd ed. E. Dickinson, *De chrysopoeia sive de quintessentia philosophorum*. No place, date and year unknown, c. 1687. 2 leaves, 183 pp. – Ferchlm 123 – 4. De Medicamentis Universalibus dissertatio. c. 1700. 56 pp. – Ferguson II, 85 – 5. Doctrines of an incomparable philosopher on wisdom and alchemy. 2nd ed. Hamburg, König, 1706. 64 pp. – Ferguson II, 352 - Brüning 4819 - (Also published as part of “Drey Curieuse Tractätlein”. - 6. The Fountain of Wisdom. And Knowledge of Nature … and unveiled by Anonymus von Schwartzfuß. Hamburg, König, 1706. 48 pp., 1 folio. – Ferguson II, 352 (A. 1767). /Also appeared as part of “Drey Curieuse Tractätlein”. - 7. The Blood of Nature, or The Discovery of the Most Secret Treasure of the Wise … edited by Anonymus von Schwartzfus. Hamburg, König, 1706. 79 pp. – Ferguson II, 352 (A. 1767). (Also published as part of “Drey Curieuse Tractätlein”. - 8. Aureum seculum patefactum, or The Revealed Golden Age … compiled by Alitophilo Chrysandro. Nuremberg, Zieger, 1706. 207 pp. – Ferguson I, 155. – Inside front cover with a handwritten table of contents, partly browned and slightly stained; ‘De chrysopoeia’ with a lengthy annotation; otherwise a good copy.
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