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- A choice collection of rare chymical secrets and experiments in philosophy : as also rare and unheard-of medicines, menstruums, and alkahests : with the true secret of volatilizing the fixt salt of tartar.
- A description of new philosophical furnaces, or A new art of distilling, : divided into five parts. Whereunto is added a description of the tincture of gold, or the true aurum potabile; also, the first part of the mineral work. Set forth and published for the sakes of them that are studious of the truth.
- A hundred and fouretene experiments and cures of the famous physitian Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Paracelsus; translated out of the Germane tongue into the Latin. Whereunto is added certaine excellent and profitable workes by B.G. a Portu Aquitano. Also certaine secrets of Isacke Hollandus concerning the vegetall and animall worke. Also the spagericke antidotarie for gunne-shot of Iosephus Quirsitanus. Collected by Iohn Hester
- A new method of physick: or, A short view of Paracelsus and Galen's practice; : in 3. treatises. I. Opening the nature of physick and alchymy. II. Shewing what things are requisite to a physitian and alchymist. III. Containing an harmonical systeme of physick. Written in Latin by Simeon Partlicius, phylosopher, and physitian in Germany. Translated into English by Nicholas Culpeper, Gent. student in physick and astrologie, dwelling on the east-side of Spittle-fields, neer London
- A reuelation of the secret spirit : Declaring the most concealed secret of alchymie. Written first in Latine by an vnknowne author, but explained in Italian, by Iohn Baptista Lambye, Venetian. Lately translated into English, by R.N.E. gentleman
- Alchemical poetry, 1575-1700 : from previously unpublished manuscripts
- Alchemy and Finnegans wake
- Alchemy and chemistry in the 16th and 17th centuries
- Alchemy, a bibliography of English-language writings
- Alchimia. : Ideologie u. Technologie.
- Ambix : the journal of the Society for the Study of Alchemy and Early Chemistry
- An appendix to The unlearned alchimist : wherein is contained the true receipt of that excellent diaphoretick and diuretick pill, purging by sweat and urine, commonly known by the name of Matthew's pill : with the exact manner of preparing and making of it, and the particular nature and virtue of the several ingredients, as also of the pill
- An easie introduction to the philosophers magical gold : to which is aded Zorasters cave; as also John Pontanus epistle upon the mineral fire; otherwise called, the philosophers stone. By Geor: Thor, astromagus
- An easie introduction to the philosphers magical gold : to which is aded Zorasters cave; as also John Pontanus epistle upon the mineral fire; otherwise called, the philosophers stone. By Geor: Thor, astromagus
- An exposition upon Sir George Ripley's preface.
- Annus Sophiæ jubilæus, The sophick constitution, or, The evil customs of the world reform'd : a dialogue between a philadept and a citizen concerning the possibility of the sophick transmutation, the probability that there are adepts in the world ... : to which is added, A summary of some conferences with an artist, &c
- Aphorismi Urbigerani, or, Certain rules, clearly demonstrating the three infallible ways of preparing the grand elixir, or circulatum majus of the philosophers : discovering the secret of secrets, and detecting the errors of vulgar chymists in their operations : contain'd in one hundred and one aphorisms, to which are added The three ways of preparing the vegetable elixir, or, Circulatum minus
- Arcana arcanissima, hoc est, Hieroglyphica Ægyptio-Græca : vulgo needum cognita, ad demonstrandam falsorum apud antiquos deorum, dearum, heroum, animantium, & institutorum pro sacris receptorum, originem, ex vno Ægyptiorum artificio, quad aureum animi & Corporis medicamentum peregit, deductam : vnde tot poëtarum allegoriæ, scriptorum narrationes fabulosæ & per totam encyclopædiam errores sparsi clarissima veritatis luce manifestantur, suaque tribui singula restituuntur, sex libris exposita
- Aurifontina chymica, or, A collection of fourteen small treatises concerning the first matter of philosophers for the discovery of their (hitherto so much concealed) mercury : which many have studiously endeavoured to hide, but these to make manifest for the benefit of mankind in general
- Aurifontina chymica, or, A collection of fourteen small treatises concerning the first matter of philosophers for the discovery of their (hitherto so much concealed) mercury : which many have studiously endeavoured to hide, but these to make manifest for the benefit of mankind in general
- Aurora consurgens : a document attributed to Thomas Aquinas on the problem of opposites in alchemy
- Basil Valentine his Triumphant chariot of antimony : with annotations of Theodore Kirkringius, M.D. : with the true book of the learned Synesius, a Greek abbot, taken out of the Emperour's library, concerning the philosopher's stone
- Basilius Valentinus friar of the Order of St. Benedict his last will and testament : Which he himself, being alone, hid under a table of marble behinde the high-altar of the cathedral church, in the imperial city of Erford: leaving it there to be found of him, whom Gods providence should make worthy of it. Wherein he sufficiently declareth the wayes he wrought to obtain the philosophers stone, and taught them also to his fellow collegians, all of them attained also to the having of the philosophers stone: whereby not onely the leprous bodies of the impure, and inferior metals are reduced unto the pure and perfect body of gold and silver, but also all manner of diseases whatsoever are cured in the bodies of unhealthful men, and kept thereby in perfect health unto the prolonging of their lives
- Basilius Valentinus, monk, of the Order of St. Bennet: his last will and testament : Which being alone, he hid under a table of marble, behinde the high-altar of the Cathedral Church, in the Imperial City of Erford: leaving it there to be found by him, whom Gods providence should make worthy of it. Wherein, he sufficiently, declares the wayes he wrought to obtain the philosophers stone: which he taught unto his fellow collegians, so that they all attained the said philosophers stone, whereby not onely the leprous bodies of the impure, and inferior metals are reduced unto the pure and perfect body of gold and silver, but also all manner of diseases whatsoever are cured in the bodies of unhealthfull men, and kept thereby in perfect health unto the prolonging of their lives. A work long expected
- Chinese alchemy: preliminary studies
- Chymical, medicinal, and chyrurgical addresses : made to Samuel Hartlib, Esquire. Viz. 1. Whether the vrim & thummim were given in the mount, or perfected by art. ... 9. The new postilions, pretended prophetical prognostication, of what shall happen to physitians, chyrurgeons, apothecaries, alchymists, and miners
- Chymical, medicinal, and chyrurgical addresses: made to Samuel Hartlib, Esquire. : Viz. 1. Whether the Vrim and Thummim were given in the Mount, or perfected by art. 2. Sir George Ripley's epistle, to King Edward unfolded. 3. Gabriel Plats caveat for alchymists. 4. A conference concerning the phylosophers stone. 5. An invitation to a free and generous communication of secrets and receits in physick. 6 Whether or no, each several disease hath a particular remedy? 7. A new and easie method of chirurgery, for the curing of all fresh wounds or other hurts. 8. A discourse about the essence or existence of metals. 9. The new postilions, pretended prophetical prognostication, of what whall happen to physitians, chyrurgeons, apothecaries, alchymists, and miners
- Chymistry made easie and useful. Or, The agreement and disagreement of the chymists and galenists.
- Culpeper revived from the grave, to discover the cheats of that grand impostor call'd Aurum potabile. : Wherein is declared the grand falsities thereof, and abuses thereby. Published to undeceive the people, and to stop the violent current of such a mischievous designe
- D. Johann Schröders Pharmacopoeia universalis, das ist: Allgemeiner medicinisch- chimischer Artzney-Schatz. : Nebst D. Friedrich Hoffmanns darüber verfassen Herrlichen Anmerckungen in sechs Büchern, welche eine Einleitung zur Chimie, ein allgemeines Dispensatorium, und ein vollständiges Berg-Kräuter und Thier-Buch oder Materialen-Lexicon enthalten, und einem Chimico, Apotheker, und Materialisten in allem was ihm zu wissen nöthig ist, vollkommenen Unterricht geben. Nebst einem allgemeinen Apothecker-Tax, mit vielen Kupfern erläuteret und mit einem dreyfachen Register versehen
- Dante alchimiste : interprétation alchimique de la Divine com ́edie
- Darke hierogliphicks : alchemy in English literature from Chaucer to the Restoration
- David Ragor's transcription of Walter of Odington's "Icocedron."
- Fasciculus chemicus : or Chymical collections. Expressing the ingress, progress, and egress, of the secret hermetick science, out of the choisest and most famous authors. Collected and digested in such an order, that it may prove to the advantage, not onely of beginners, but proficients of this high art, by none hitherto disposed in this method. Whereunto is added, the Arcanum or grand secret of hermetick philosophy. Both made English by James Hasolle, Esquire, qui est Mercuriophilus Anglicus
- Five treatises of the philosophers stone. Two of Alphonso King of Portugall, as it was written with his own hand, and taken out of his closset: translated out of the Portugez into English. : One of John Sawtre a Monke, translated into English. Another written by Florianus Raudorff, a German philosopher, and translated out of the same language, into English. Also a treatise of the names of the philosophers stone, by William Gratacolle, translated into English. To which is added the Smaragdine Table.
- Johannis Segeri Weidenfeld De secretis adeptorum, sive, De usu spiritus vini Lulliani libri IV : opus practicum per concordantias philosophorum inter se discrepantium, tam ex antiquis, quàm modernis philosophiæ adeptæ patribus mutuò conciliatis summo studio collectum, & novissimâ concinne︡ methodo ita digestum ut vel tyrones possint discernere, vegetabilium, animalium, mineralium præparationes supposititias sophistica︠sve a︡ veris, sive pro re medica, sive metallicâ, atque sic cavere sive a︡ vagabundis deceptoribus, imaginariis processibus & suarum pecuniarum dilapidatione
- La quête de l'immortalité en Chine : alchimie et paysage intérieur sous les Song
- Lapis chymicus philosophorum examini subjectus : ubi et ejus ugienētikē vis ac confectionis modus breviter discutiuntur
- Lexicon chymicum : cum obscuriorum verborum, et rerum hermeticarum, tum phrasium Paracelsicarum, in scriptis ejus : et aliorum chymicorum, passim occurrentium, planam explicationem continens
- Lexicon chymicum. : Cùm obscuriorum verborum, et rerum hermeticarum, tùm phrasium Paracelsicorum, in scriptis ejus: et aliorum chymicorum, passim occurrentium, planam explicationem continens. Per Gulielmum Johnsonum chymicum
- Liquor alchahest, or, A discourse of that immortal dissolvent of Paracelsus & Helmont : it being one of those two wonders of art and nature, which radically dissolves all animals, vegitables, and minerals into their principles, without being in the least alter'd, either in weight or activity, after a thousand dissolutions, &c.
- Lithotheōrikos, sive, Nihil, aliquid, omnia, antiquorum sapientum vivis coloribus depicta, philosophico-theologicè : in gratiam eorum qui artem auriferam physico-chymicè & piè profitentur. Authore Iohanne Thornburgh, Episcopo VVigorniensi
- Lumen de lumine:, or, A new magicall light
- Magia daemoniaca, magia naturalis, zouber : Schreibweisen von Magie und Alchemie in Mittelalter und Früer Neuzeit
- Magnalia naturæ: or, The truth of the philosophers-stone asserted : having been lately expos'd to publick sight and sale. Being a true and exact account of the manner how Wenceslaus Seilerus the late famous projection-maker, at the Emperours Court, at Vienna came by, and made away with a very great quantity of pouder of projection, by projecting with it before the Emperor, and a thousand vvitnesses, selling it, &c. for some years past. Published at the request, and for the satisfaction of several curious and ingenious, especially of Mr. Boyl, &c. By one who was not only a ey-witness in the affair, but also concern'd as a commissioner by the Emperor for the examen of it
- Medicina practica, or, Practical physick : shewing the method of curing the most usual diseases happening to humane bodies ... : to which is added, the philosophick works of Hermes Trismegistus, Kalid Persicus, Geber Arabs, Artesius Longævus, Nicholas Flammel, Roger Bachon and George Ripley : all translated out of the best Latin editions into English ... : together with a singular comment upon the first book of Hermes, the most ancient of philosophers : the whole compleated in three books
- Medicina practica: or, Practical physick : Shewing the method of curing the most usual diseases happening to humane bodies. As all sorts of aches and pains, apoplexies, agues, bleeding, fluxes, gripings, wind, shortness of breath, diseases of the brest [sic] and lungs, abortion, want of appetite, loss of the use of limbs, cholick, or belly-ach, apostems, thrushes, quinsies, deafness, bubo's, cachexia, stone in the reins, and stone in the bladder: with the preparation of the Præcipiolum, or the universal medicine of Paracelsus. To which is added, the philosophick works of Hermes Trismegistus, Kalid Persicus, Geber Arabs, Artesius Longævus, Nicholas Flammel, Roger Bachon and George Ripley. All translated out of the best Latin editions, into English; ... Together with a singular comment upon the first book of Hermes, the most ancient of philosophers. The whole compleated in three books. By William Salmon professor of physick· Living at the Blue-Ball by the Ditchside, near Holborn-Bridge
- Medizin und Magie : Heilkunde u. Geheimlehre d. islam. Zeitalters
- Money and magic : a critique of the modern economy in the light of Goethe's Faust
- Mr. Culpepper's Treatise of aurum potabile : Being a description of the three-fold world, viz. elementary celestial intellectual containing the knowledge necessary to the study of hermetick philosophy. Faithfully written by him in his life-time, and since his death, published by his wife
- Nicholas Flammel, his exposition of the hieroglyphicall figures which he caused to bee painted vpon an arch in St. Innocents Church-yard, in Paris. Together with the secret booke of Artephius, and the epistle of Iohn Pontanus: concerning both the theoricke and the practicke of the philosophers stone. Faithfully, and (as the maiesty of the thing requireth) religiously done into English out of the French and Latine copies. By Eirenæus Orandus, qui est, vera veris enodans
- One hundred fifty three chymical aphorisms : briefly containing whatsoever belongs to the chymical science
- Otto Tachenius his Hippocrates chymicus discovering the ancient foundation of the late viperine salt : with his Clavis thereunto annexed translated by J.W
- Paracelsus his Archidoxes : comprised in ten books, disclosing the genuine way of making quintessences, arcanums, magisteries, elixirs, &c. Together with his books of renovation & restauration. Of the tincture of the philsophers. Of the manual of the philosophical medicinal stone, Of the virtues of the members. Of the three principles. And finally his seven books, of the degrees and compositions of receipts, and natural things.
- Paracelsus his Aurora, & treasure of the philosophers· : As also the water-stone of the wise men; describing the matter of, and manner how to attain the universal tincture. Faithfully Englished· And published by J.H. Oxon
- Paracelsus, his Archidoxis : or, chief teachings; comprised in ten books, disclosing the genuine way of making quintessences, arcanums, magisteries, elixirs, &c. Together with his books of renovation & restauration. Of the tincture of the philosophers. Of the manual of the philosophical medicinal stone. Of the virtues of the members. Of the three principles. And finally his seven books, of the degrees and compositions of receipts, and natural things. Englished, by J.H. Oxon
- Prologue to the reviv'd alchemist
- Propositiones tentationum: sive propædeumata de vitis et fæcunditate compositorum naturalium : quæ sunt elementa chymea. Animæ rationali sane sapienti, genio lectoris dicta dicata. Authore Timotheo Willisio Anglo, Londinæte, medico
- Prospero's America : John Winthrop, Jr., alchemy, and the creation of New England culture, 1606-1676
- Sanguis naturæ, or, A manifest declaration of the sanguine and solar congealed liquor of nature
- Studies in medieval science : alchemy, astrology, mathematics, and medicine
- The Philosophical epitaph of W.C. Esquire : for a memento mori on his tomb-stone, vvith three hieroglyphical scutcheons and their philosophical motto's and explanation : with the philosophical Mercury, nature of seed and life, and growth of metalls, and a discovery of the immortal liquor alchahest : the salt of tartar volatized and other elixirs with their differences. Also, A brief of the golden calf, the worlds idol : discovering the rarest miracle in nature ...
- The compound of alchymy. Or The ancient hidden art of archemie : conteining the right & perfectest meanes to make the philosophers stone, aurum potabile, with other excellent experiments. Diuided into twelue gates. First written by the learned and rare philosopher of our nation George Ripley, sometime Chanon of Bridlington in Yorkeshyre: & dedicated to K. Edvvard the 4. Whereunto is adioyned his epistle to the King, his vision, his wheele, & other his workes, neuer before published: with certaine briefe additions of other notable writers concerning the same. Set foorth by Raph Rabbards Gentleman, studious and expert in archemicall artes
- The foundations of Newton's alchemy : or, "The hunting of the greene lyon"
- The goldmakers; : 10,000 years of alchemy.
- The integration of the personality,
- The last will and testament of Basil Valentine, monke of the Order of St. Bennet. : Which being alone, he hid under a table of marble, behind the high-altar of the Cathedral Church, in the imperial city of Ersord, leaving it there to be found by him whom God's Providence should make worthy of it. To which is added two treatises, the first declaring his manual operations, the second shewing things natural and supernatural. Never before published in English
- The marrow of alchemy : being an experimental treatise, discovering the secret and most hidden mystery of the philosophers elixer : divided into two parts, the first containing four books chiefly illustrating
- The marrow of alchemy, : being an experimental treatise, discovering the secret and most hidden mystery of the philosophers elixer. The second part. Containing three books, elucidating the practique of the art; in which the art is so plainly disclosed, as never any before did, for the benefit of young practitioners, and the convincing those who are in errors labyrinth.
- The mirror of alchimy, composed by the thrice-famous and learned fryer, Roger Bachon, sometimes fellow of Martin Colledge: and afterwards of Brasen-nose Colledge in Oxenforde. Also a most excellent and learned discourse of the admirable force and efficacie of art and nature, written by the same author. With certaine other treatises of the like argument
- The origins of alchemy in Graeco-Roman Egypt
- The practise of chymicall, and hermeticall physicke, for the preseruation of health. Written in Latin by Iosephus Quersitanus, Doctor of Phisicke. And translated into English, by Thomas Timme, minister
- The royal art of alchemy.
- The search of causes : Containing a theophysicall inuestigation of the possiblitie of transmutatorie alchemie. By Timothie Willis, apprentise in phisicke
- The secret tradition in alchemy; : its development and records
- The secrets of alchemy
- The tillage of light· Or, A true discouerie of the philosophicall elixir, commonly called the philosophers stone : Seruing, to enrich all true, noble and generous spirits, as will aduenture some few labors in the tillage of such a light, as is worthy the best obseruance of the most wise. By Patrick Scot, Esquire
- The way to health, long life, and happiness, or A discourse of temperance and particular nature of all things requisite for the life of man : as, all sorts of meats, drinks, air, exercises &c., with special directions how to use each of them to the best advantage of the body and mind. Shewing from the true ground of nature, whence most diseases proceed, and how to prevent them. To which is added, a treatise of most sorts of English herbs, with several other remarkable and most useful observations, very necessary for all families. The whole treatise displaying the most hidden secrets of philosophy, and made easie and familiar to the meanest capacities, by various examples and demonstrances, the like never before published.
- The works of Geber, : the most famous Arabian prince and philosopher
- The works of Geber, the most famous Arabian prince and philosopher
- The works of Geber, the most famous Arabian prince and philosopher of the investigation and perfection of the philosophers-stone
- The works of Geber, the most famous Arabian prince and philosopher of the investigation and perfection of the philosophers-stone
- The works of the highly experienced and famous chymist, John Rudolph Glauber : containing great variety of choice secrets in medicine and alchymy, in the working of metallick mines, and the separation of metals : also various cheap and easie ways of making salt-petre, and improving barren-land and the fruits of the earth : together with many other things very profitable for all the lovers of art and industry
- Theatrum chemicum Britannicum· : Containing severall poeticall pieces of our famous English philosophers, who have written the hermetique mysteries in their owne ancient language.
- Thomas Norton's Ordinal of alchemy
- Two books of physick : viz. I. Medicaments for the poor; or, physick for the common people. (The chief things treated on in this book; you may read in the two leaves of contents, before the epistle to the reader.) First written in Latin by that famous and learned doctor, John Prevotius, phylosopher, and publick professor of physick in Padua. Translated into English, and somthing added, by Nich. Culpeper, student in physick and astrology. II. Health for the rich and poor, by diet without physick. By Nich. Culpeper, student in physick and astrology. Also Culpepers Ghost, is hereunto added; being a book of truth, wit, and mirth
- [Magnalia naturæ:] or, The truth of the philosophers-stone asserted : having been lately expos'd to publick sight and sale. Being a true and exact account of the manner how Wenceslaus Seilerus the late famous projection-maker, at the Emperours Court, at Vienna came by, and made away with a very great quantity of pouder of projection, by projecting with it before the Emperor, and a thousand vvitnesses, selling it, &c. for some years past. Published at the request, and for the satisfaction of several curious and ingenious, especially of Mr. Boyl, &c. By one who was not only a ey-witness in the affair, but also concern'd as a commissioner by the Emperor for the examen of it
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