Alchemy, Alchemy--Early works to 1800, QD25 .J33 1545
Main Heritage Shelves General QD25 .J33 1545 Book Item-ID: i24485779 BIB-ID: 2618897 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General QD25 .J33 1545 Book Item-ID: i24485779 BIB-ID: 2618897 Show less
Astrology, Astrology--Early works to 1800, Astrology, QB26 .F57 1551
per Nicolaum Prucknerum astrologum nuper ab innumeris mendis uindicati. His accesserunt, Claudii Ptolemaei Pheludiensis Alexandrini [aootelesmaton]... Show moreper Nicolaum Prucknerum astrologum nuper ab innumeris mendis uindicati. His accesserunt, Claudii Ptolemaei Pheludiensis Alexandrini [aootelesmaton], quod Quadripartitum uocant, lib. IIII. De inerrantium stellarum significationibus, lib. I. Centiloquium eiusdem. Ex Arabibus et Chaldaeis. Hermetis uetustissimi astrologi Centum aphoris. lib. I. Bethem Centiloquium. Eiusdem De horis planetarum liber alius. Almanzoris astrologi Propositiones ad saracenorum regem. Zahelis arabis De electionibus lib. I. Messahalah De ratione circuli & stellarum, & qualiter in hoc seculo operentur, lib. I. Omar De natiuitatibus lib. III. Marci Manilii poetae disertissimi Astronomicōn lib. V. Postremò Othonis Brunfelsii De diffinitionibus & terminis astrologiae libellus isagogicus / Julius Maternus Firmicus. Main Heritage Shelves General QB26 .F57 1551 Book Item-ID: i22891699 BIB-ID: 1833323 Show less
Alchemy, Alchemy--Early works to 1800, QD25 .J33 1541
First edition of a miscellaneous work on Alchemy which gathers some works of different authors, being Gebri, Jābir ibn Ḥayyān, considered the... Show moreFirst edition of a miscellaneous work on Alchemy which gathers some works of different authors, being Gebri, Jābir ibn Ḥayyān, considered the father of the Arab chemistry, the author who opens the volume which includes parts of four of his works. His treatises are followed by a short one, Speculum Alchemiae, traditionally credited to Roger Bacon, on the origin and composition of metals; a work by Richardus Anglicus; and another treatise of the Arab author Khalid ibn Yazid al-Umawi. The volume ends with the Tabula Smaragdina and its comment. The Tabula Smaragdina is a concise, compact and cryptic piece reputed to contain the secret of the prima materia and its transmutation, highly regarded by European alchemists as the foundation of their art. It is attributed to Hermes Trimegistus but, virtually all literature ascribed to this name is incorrectly so attributed. Although technically it is not the name of a real person in origin, it became regarded as such from early times. This text was a popular summary of alchemical principles, wherein the secrets of the philosopher's stone were thought to have been described. The last text of the whole edition is a commentary by the medieval alchemist Hortulanus, who composed his commentary before 1325. It is the second part of a work in which Hortulanus believes alcohol or quintessence is the hidden primordial heat in all material things. Signatures: aa-bb⁴, cc2, a-z⁴, A-Z⁴, & Woodcuts in initials; xilographic paintings Main Heritage Shelves General QD25 .J33 1541 Book Item-ID: i2150054x BIB-ID: 1946517 Some of the text are translated from Arabic. Show less
Alchemy, Alchemy--Early works to 1800, QD25 .J33 1531
GEBER De alchimia libri tres. Eiusdem liber investigationis perfecti magisterij, artis alchimicae. Lis additus liber trium verborum. Epistola item... Show moreGEBER De alchimia libri tres. Eiusdem liber investigationis perfecti magisterij, artis alchimicae. Lis additus liber trium verborum. Epistola item Alexandri Imperatoris, qui primus regnavit in Graecia. Parsarum quoque exitit Imperator: Super eadem re. [colophon:] Strasbourg, Jean Gruninger, 29 August 1531. Folio, 120p with large title woodcut and numerous large Woodcut illustrations; a good, large copy, washed, in modern vellum. Extremely rare, and finely illustrated edition of this famous work, also known under the title Summa perfectionis. This was the last work printed by Gruninger, famous for his illustrated books: the title woodcut here is probably by Wechtelin. Gruninger first issued it in 1529, an edition which appears to be even rarer than the present one. Gruninger's is the first illustrated edition of Geber. Centainly, De alchimia and the other works of the Geberian corpus were of greatest influence on Western chemistry and "whether they by translations or elaborations, they represent the amount of Arabic chemical knowledge made available to Latin reading people toward the end of the thirteenth century" (Sarton II, p. 1044). DAB, 7, 37-39; EI, II, pp. 357-59; Sezgin, IV, pp. 132-269. BMSTC German Books p. 434; Ritter, Bibliotheque Nationale de Strasburg 937; NUC records only one location, Yale University. Show less
Alchemy, Alchemy--Early works to 1800, Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric, Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric--Early works to 1800, QD25 .J33 1682
De perfectione magisterii in sua natura -- De principiis magisterii, & de perfectione ejusdem -- De consideratione rerum ex quibus est perfectio... Show moreDe perfectione magisterii in sua natura -- De principiis magisterii, & de perfectione ejusdem -- De consideratione rerum ex quibus est perfectio magisterii -- De medicinis sermone universali, et de quinque differentiis perfectionis earum -- Libri investigationis magisterii Gebri, philosophi perspicassimi, ac Indiae Regis -- Testamenti Gebri philosophi perspicacissimi, ac Indiae Regis -- Libri trium verborum Kallid Rachaidibi philosophi acutissimi. Extremely rare, complete copy with the engraved title page, the errata leaf, and all nine plates. Abu Musa Jabir ibn Hayyan (known as "Geber" in the Latin tradition) is the name of an author whose historical existence is under debate, but who, according to Arabic culture, is said to have lived in the second half of the eight century, been the head of a hermetic school, and left an extensive body of works on natural philosophy and alchemy. The rediscovery of Geber for the history of chemistry and alchemy, was introduced by Hermann Kopp in the 19th century. The first German edition, published in Vienna in 1751, was entitled "Geberi des Königes der Araber [...] vollständige Chymische Schriften, worinnen in den vier Büchern das Quecksilber, Schwefel, Arsen inn Gold, Silber, Bley, Zinn, Kupfer, Eisen & Oefen [..], Destillationen [...], Essenzen, Salze, Alaune [...], Cinnober, Glaß, Boras, Essig &c. abgehandelt werden; wie auch das Testament, Güldene Buch der dreyen Wörter Kallid Rachaidibi, und andere Chymische Tractätgen, Summa, die ganze Kunst die unvollkommenen Metalle [...] in Vollkommene, als Silber und Gold zu verwandeln; das ist: wie man Silber und Gold machen soll, enthalten [...]". - Publisher's printed dedication to Caspar Richter ("Polonixe Secretario"). Binding somewhat rubbed and stained; very slight trimming to top edge of engraved t. p. Title stamped and with contemp. ms. ownership. Very occasional comtemp. underlinings and marginalia. One edge tear to a single leaf. Slight worming throughout (more pronounced near end). Slight waterstaining to a few leaves; occasional insignificant browning or brownstaining. This edition not in German auction records since 1950. Added engraved t.p. signed "N. Lang scr. 1682." Head- and tailpieces; initials. Errata: p. [19]. Signatures: a⁸ [$5 signed] b⁴ [$2 signed] A-R⁸ [$5 signed]. Errors in pagination: 113 as 110 (corrected in mss.); no p. 114-119 (pagination and register continuous). Main Heritage Shelves General QD25 .J33 1682 Book Item-ID: i16817515 BIB-ID: 1507131 Bound with: Joannis Braceschi Brixiani De alchemia dialogi duo nunquam ante hac conjunctim sic editi, correcti, & emaculati -- Sendivogi Novum lumen chymicum novo lumine auctum. Bound together subsequent to publication. Show less
