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Discours philosophique sur les trois principes animal, végétal et minéral, ou, La clef du sanctuaire philosophique

by Sabine Stuart de Chevalier, Jacques Le Roy & Quillau, François-Augustin, 1743-1804, publisher

  • First published:
  • 18th century
  • Language: French
  • Content type: Primary source

Signatures, volume 1: a¹² chi² A-H¹² I¹⁰; volume 2: pi² A-I¹² K⁶ chi² Pagination, volume 1: xxiv, iv, 207, [5] pages, [1] leaf of plates; volume 2: [4], 227, [1], iv pages, [1] leaf of plates The plates are signed: Hostoul del. J. le Rey sculp "Cette clef introduit celui qui la possede dans le sanctuaire de la nature; elle en découvre les mystères; elle sert en même tems à dévoiler les ecrits du célèbre Basile Valentin, & à le défroquer de l'Ordre respectable des Bénédictins, en donnant la véritable explication des douze clefs de ce philosophe ingénieux." Binding: red morocco; gilt tooled along edges of boards with floral roll; spine gilt; gilt stamped coat of arms of Louise de Stolberg-Gedern on front and rear boards; all edges gilt; bookplate of Maurice Burrus on verso of front free endpaper and signed in ink above: Joseph Viale, chirurgien, Rome

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Alchemy and Hermeticism.

  • Alchemy and Hermeticism

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1781A Paris : Chez Quillau, libraire, rue Christine; Chez Quillau LibraireFrenchPublic

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  • Contributing institution: Getty Research Institute
  • Digitization sponsor: Getty Research Institute
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