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Collectanea Chemica

being certain select treatises on alchemy and hermetic medicine

Also known as Collectanea chymica; Collectanea Chymica: A Collection of Ten Several Treatises in Chymistry, Concerning The Liquor Alkahest, The Mercury of Philosophers, and Other Curiosities Worthy The Perusal

by George Starkey, George Ripley, Arthur Edward Waite, Francis 1550-1623 Anthony, Eirenaeus Philalethes & William Cooper

  • First published:
  • 17th century
  • Languages: English, Latin
  • Content type: Primary source

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 George Starkey's pill vindicated (16 p. at end with caption title only), not included in copy described by Ferguson Library's copy also lacks George Starkey's pill vindicated "A catalogue of certain chimical-books sold by William Cooper at the Pelican in Little-Britain London"--P. [95]-[98]. "Books sold by William Cooper"--P. [134]-[136] 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 philosophers 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 Hogart, R. Alchemy Ferguson, J. Bib. chemica Wing (2nd ed.)

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Alchemy and Hermeticism, Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics, and Ritual magic and grimoires.

  • Ritual magic and grimoires

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical matched “Magic”. Retained metadata contains “Magic” in the subject metadata.

    • “Magic”· via Open Library
    • “Magic”· in subject
  • Alchemy and Hermeticism

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, online-books-page, and openlibrary-historical matched “Alchemy”. Retained metadata contains “Alchemy” in the subtitle, “hermetic” in the subtitle, “Alchemy” in the description, and 3 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Alchemy”· via Internet Archive
    • “Alchemy”· via The Online Books Page
    • “Alchemy”· via Open Library
    • “Alchemy”· in subtitle
    • “hermetic”· in subtitle
    • “Alchemy”· in description
  • Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical matched “Mysticism”.

    • “Mysticism”· via Open Library

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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

The Online Books Page curated catalog record

London: W. Cooper, 1684

1684London : Printed for William Cooper ...English, Latin—Source listed online copy

being certain select treatises on alchemy and hermetic medicine

Open Library record

1893James Elliott & Co.English—Public

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Cataloging notes

  • Contributing institution: Getty Research Institute
  • Contributors: Anthony, Francis; Bacon, Roger, 1214?-1294; Bernard, of Trevisan|* Bernard of Trevisan; H. V. D; Helmont, Jean Baptiste van; Plat, Hugh, Sir; Ripley, George, -1490?; Starkey, George
  • Digitization sponsor: Getty Research Institute
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Editors: Cooper, William, -1689
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: americana; gettyalchemy
  • Open Library reports 12 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Scanner: scribe1.santamonica.archive.org
  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): QD25 .C68 1684
  • The Online Books Page bibliographic note: London: W. Cooper, 1684
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