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Alchemy Artephius, Johannes de Garlandia, Arnoldus de Villa Nova and Bernardus Trevisanus Hermetic Rosary. That is to say: Four fine, carefully selected little treatises on alchemy, namely: I. Artephius, the ancient philosopher’s Secret Book on the secret art and the Philosopher’s Stone. II. Johannes Garlandius, also known as Hortulanus of England, Compendium Alchimiae, or an Explanation of the Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus. III. M. Arnoldi de Villa Nova’s Explanation of the Commentarium Hortulani. IV. Bernardus, Count of Trevis, a distinct treatise On the Philosopher’s Stone … translated from Latin into German and now published in print for the first time. Hamburg, published by Pfeiffer on behalf of Nauman, 1659. Small 8vo. 110 pp. Printed in the style of the time (using an old manuscript). (Slightly browned and stained). First edition of this anthology containing two further, very rare alchemical treatises. – Brüning 1990 – VD17 23:287383K – Included: Hollandus, J. I., *Opus Vegetabile* … In which he … sets out the … method by which the true Philosophical Quinta Essentia is to be extracted from vegetable matter, such as herbs, seeds, roots, sugar, honey, etc. … Amsterdam, 1659. 144 pp. - E. German ed. - VD17 23:237656N - Sendivogius, falsely attributed to J. Harprecht, *Sandum Philosophicum*. In German: *A Cheerful Philosophical Day*. On recognising the secrets of alchemy. Or Two Little Books Concerning the Currently Much-Discussed Chemical Writers, Whose Names Are Contained in This Anagram … 1660. 294 pp. - Brüning 2015 - VD17 39:143408T - 1st title page with stained edges, creased along the inner fold, slightly browned and some pages with slight water stains along the edges. - 3rd title page partly more heavily browned, partly with slight water stains along the edges. First edition of the anthology, which includes two additional, very rare alchemical treatises. - 1st title page with stained edges, creased along the inner fold, slightly browned; some pages have slight water stains along the edges. - 3rd title page is partly more heavily browned and partly has slight water stains along the edges.
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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