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Estimate €700 - €900
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Alchemy Bernhardus Trevisanus Chemical Treatises on Hermetic Philosophy, or on the Blessed Stone of the Wise. Now partly translated into German from the Latin manuscripts from scratch … by C. Horn. Nuremberg, Endter, 1643. 54 leaves, 2 blank leaves, 600 pp. Small 8°. Contemporary paper (using a 15th-century musical manuscript). (Slightly rubbed; spine with a scraped area that has been painted over). First edition prepared by Kaspar Horn, partly based on the earlier translation by J. Tancke. – VD17 14:628795W – Ferchl p. 38. - Schmieder 235. - A collection of chemical and alchemical treatises dealing extensively with the quest for the legendary Philosopher’s Stone (Lapis Philosophorum). - Slight discolouration; bookplate on the inside cover; faded double stamp on the title page and left-hand page.
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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