Fata chymica, In Beschreibung der wahren und falschen Chymie, Mit beygefügten acht raren Tractaten und zum Theil alten kostbaren Manuscriptis....
by HORTULANUS, (Fontanus)
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Frankfurt am Main, Cronau, 1737. Engraved allegorical title by Peter Fehr. (8) leaves, 464 pp. 4to. Modern half leather with title on spine. Frankfurt am Main, Cronau, 1737. First edition. This is a remarkable scientific work of alchemy, its concordances, alchemic signatures, magic sigilles, secrets of alchemist laboratories, elixirs, alchemic colors, etc. Little is known about Hortulanus, his work examines the true and the false about chemistry. The book is divided in eight parts: 1). Die Uebereinstimmung der gross- und kleinen Welt 2). In Anzeigung: woher die Menschen ihre Signaturen genommen, und wodurch viele Künste und Wissenschafen erfunden worden 3). Stellet Magische Sigill- und Bildungen für, nach den Biblischen Namen und Gegeneinanderhaltung des Gestirns, mit der Signatur der Planeten 4). Erkläret die Chymischen Wörte, so bey dem Laboriren...vorkommen 5). Lehret einige ausserlesene Artzneyen verferiten 6). Ist ein Tractat vom Alter, wie man sich nemlich solches erträglichen machen kan 7). Archiv der Dames oder Geheimnüsse 8). Eine Anweisung zu einer kleinen Hauss-Färberey. "One of the more poetically imaginative alchemical works, with a fictional framework & even a utopian episode" (Jantz). The beautiful engraved title is of more than usual interest. It has portraits of the famous alchemists, two cabbalistic symbols, and a view of the interior of the alchemists workshop.- Old name on title, a fine copy. - Cf. Ferguson 422 (1740 ed.); VD18 11396830; not in Duveen; 1 copy in NUC; Jantz coll., no. 2903, reel 568. SCIENCE:ALCHEMY & WITCHCRAFT ; SCIENCE:MEDICINE ; PHILOLOGY & PHILOSOPHY ;
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- Hellmut Schumann Antiquariat (CH)
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- Title
- Fata chymica, In Beschreibung der wahren und falschen Chymie, Mit beygefügten acht raren Tractaten und zum Theil alten kostbaren Manuscriptis....
- Author
- HORTULANUS, (Fontanus)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frankfurt am Main, Cronau
- Date Published
- 1737
- Keywords
- SCIENCE:ALCHEMY & WITCHCRAFT ;
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