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Collectanea chymica : a collection of ten several treatises in chymistry : concerning the liquor alkahest, the mercury of philosophers, and other curiosities worthy the perusal
Title
Collectanea chymica : a collection of ten several treatises in chymistry : concerning the liquor alkahest, the mercury of philosophers, and other curiosities worthy the perusal / written by Eir. Philaletha, Anonymous, Joh. Bapt. Van-Helmont, Dr. Fr. Antonie, Bernhard Earl of Trevisan, Sir Geo. Ripley, Rog. Bacon, Geo. Starkey, Sir Hugh Platt, and The tomb of Semiramis, see more in the contents.
Published
London : Printed for William Cooper ..., 1684.
Physical Description
[6], 193, [5], 32 p. ; 17 cm. (8vo)
Local Notes
BEIN Rs5 1w: Autograph: Sigismund Bacstrom 1805. Bookplate: Alexander Watt. Extensive ms. notes by Sigismund Bacstrom.
SML Microtext Room: Negative film available for reproduction.
Notes
Each treatise has special t.p. All are dated 1683 except the last The tomb of Semiramis, which is dated 1684 like the main t.p. The first treatise also has an added t.p. in Latin, and text in English and Latin on opposite pages.
Signatures: a⁴ A-M⁸ N⁴ ²A-²B⁸ (- a1, N4).
"A catalogue of certain chimical-books sold by William Cooper atthe Pelican in Little-Britain London"--P. [95]-[98]. "Books sold by William Cooper"--P. [134]-[136].
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Collection of ten several treatises in chymistry
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English
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June 01, 2002
Contents
The secret of the immortal liquor called alkahest or ignis-aqua /by Eirenaeus Philalethes = Arcanum liquoris immortalis ignis-aquae seu alkahest/ ab Eirenaeo Philaletha
The practice of lights, or, An excellent and ancient treatise of the philosphers stone
Praecipiolum, or, The immature-mineral-electrum : the first metall, which is the minera of mercury / by Joh. Bapt. Van-Helmont
Aurum-potabile, or, The receit of Dr. Fr. Antonie
A treatise of Bernard, Earl of Trevisan, of the philosophers stone
The bosome-book of Sir George Ripley
Speculum alchymiae : the true glass of alchemy / written by Roger Bacon
The admirable efficacy and almost incredible virtue of true oyl, which is made of sulphur-vive ... / faithfully collected out of the writings of ... John Baptist Van-Helmont ... ; and confirmed by the experience of George Starkey
Sundry new and artificial remedies against famine / written by Sir Hugh Platt
The tomb of Semiramis ... / H.V.D.
References
Hogart, R. Alchemy, 16
Young, J. Bibliotheca chemica, I, 169
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), C5103
English short title catalogue, R5297
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