1732 - Crucial Work of Alchemical Knowledge
This volume gathers a variety of alchemical treatises, mostly from German sources, including works by Roger Bacon, Edward Kelley, and John Dee. These texts explore various aspects of alchemy, from practical laboratory techniques to philosophical and spiritual interpretations of the alchemical process. "Theatrum Chemicum" played a crucial role in preserving and disseminating alchemical knowledge. By compiling diverse texts into a comprehensive collection, it made these writings accessible to a wider audience of scholars and practitioners. This book significantly influenced the development of alchemy in the 17th century and beyond. It served as a reference work for alchemists, inspiring new experiments and interpretations of alchemical theory.
1732. Friedrich Roth-Schlotz (editor). "Deutsches Theatrum Chemicum, Auf welchem der berühmtesten Philosophen und Alchymisten Schriften, Die von dem Stein der Weisen, von Verwandelung der Schlechten Metallen in bessere, von Edelgesteinen, von Kräutern, von Thieren, von Gesund- und Sauer-Brunnen ... Nuremberg: A. J. Felsecker. 12mo. [2] 960 pp. Full index. 2 copperplate portraits (John Dee; 1527, London - 1608, Mortlake - an English mathematician, astronomer, teacher, astrologer, occultist, and alchemist before page 1 and Edward Kelley or Kelly; 1555, Worcester - 1597, Most, Bohemia - an English Renaissance occultist and scryer before page 561) and 3 woodblock coats of arms. Orig. full-leather binding from the time with title label on the spine.
This volume gathers a variety of alchemical treatises, mostly from German sources, including works by Roger Bacon, Edward Kelley, and John Dee. These texts explore various aspects of alchemy, from practical laboratory techniques to philosophical and spiritual interpretations of the alchemical process. "Theatrum Chemicum" played a crucial role in preserving and disseminating alchemical knowledge. By compiling diverse texts into a comprehensive collection, it made these writings accessible to a wider audience of scholars and practitioners. This book significantly influenced the development of alchemy in the 17th century and beyond. It served as a reference work for alchemists, inspiring new experiments and interpretations of alchemical theory.
1732. Friedrich Roth-Schlotz (editor). "Deutsches Theatrum Chemicum, Auf welchem der berühmtesten Philosophen und Alchymisten Schriften, Die von dem Stein der Weisen, von Verwandelung der Schlechten Metallen in bessere, von Edelgesteinen, von Kräutern, von Thieren, von Gesund- und Sauer-Brunnen ... Nuremberg: A. J. Felsecker. 12mo. [2] 960 pp. Full index. 2 copperplate portraits (John Dee; 1527, London - 1608, Mortlake - an English mathematician, astronomer, teacher, astrologer, occultist, and alchemist before page 1 and Edward Kelley or Kelly; 1555, Worcester - 1597, Most, Bohemia - an English Renaissance occultist and scryer before page 561) and 3 woodblock coats of arms. Orig. full-leather binding from the time with title label on the spine.
This volume gathers a variety of alchemical treatises, mostly from German sources, including works by Roger Bacon, Edward Kelley, and John Dee. These texts explore various aspects of alchemy, from practical laboratory techniques to philosophical and spiritual interpretations of the alchemical process. "Theatrum Chemicum" played a crucial role in preserving and disseminating alchemical knowledge. By compiling diverse texts into a comprehensive collection, it made these writings accessible to a wider audience of scholars and practitioners. This book significantly influenced the development of alchemy in the 17th century and beyond. It served as a reference work for alchemists, inspiring new experiments and interpretations of alchemical theory.
1732. Friedrich Roth-Schlotz (editor). "Deutsches Theatrum Chemicum, Auf welchem der berühmtesten Philosophen und Alchymisten Schriften, Die von dem Stein der Weisen, von Verwandelung der Schlechten Metallen in bessere, von Edelgesteinen, von Kräutern, von Thieren, von Gesund- und Sauer-Brunnen ... Nuremberg: A. J. Felsecker. 12mo. [2] 960 pp. Full index. 2 copperplate portraits (John Dee; 1527, London - 1608, Mortlake - an English mathematician, astronomer, teacher, astrologer, occultist, and alchemist before page 1 and Edward Kelley or Kelly; 1555, Worcester - 1597, Most, Bohemia - an English Renaissance occultist and scryer before page 561) and 3 woodblock coats of arms. Orig. full-leather binding from the time with title label on the spine.