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Responsvm ad Hoplocrisma-Spongvm M. Fosteri presbiteri

ab ipso ad vngventi armarii validitatem delendam ordinatvm : hoc est, Spongiae M. Fosteri presbyteri expressio sev elisio : in qua virtuosa spongiae ipsius potestas in detergendo vnguentum armarium, ex primitur, eliditur ac funditus aboletur : ac tandem immodestia & erga fratres suos incivilitas, aceto veritatis acerrimo corrigitur & penitus extinguitur

by Robert Fludd

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

Latin translation of: Doctor Fludds answer unto M. Foster, or, The squeesing of parson Foster's sponge; published in 1631, shortly after the appearance in the same year of Foster's Hoplocrisma-Spongus, or, A sponge to wipe away the weapon-salve. Cf. Hogart Initials, head and tail pieces Errata (unnumbered final leaf) include those for Fludd's Philosophia Moysaica Issued and shelved with: Philosophia moysaica / Robert Flud. Gouda : Petrus Rammazenius, 1638 (SPECIAL 87-B14427) Hogart, R. Alchemy Osler, W. Bib. Osleriana Ferguson, J. Bib. chemica

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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 internet-archive and openlibrary-historical matched “Magic”. Retained metadata contains “Magic” in the subject metadata.

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  • Retained metadata contains “Alchemy” in the description.

    • Alchemy· in description
  • Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical matched “Mysticism”.

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ab ipso ad vngventi armarii validitatem delendam ordinatvm : hoc est, Spongiae M. Fosteri presbyteri expressio sev elisio : in qua virtuosa spongiae ipsius potestas in detergendo vnguentum armarium, ex primitur, eliditur ac funditus aboletur : ac tandem immodestia & erga fratres suos incivilitas, aceto veritatis acerrimo corrigitur & penitus extinguitur

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1638Excudebat Petrus Rammazenius ...; Govdae : Excudebat Petrus Rammazenius ...English, LatinPublic

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  • Contributing institution: Getty Research Institute
  • 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.
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: americana; gettyalchemy
  • Open Library reports 2 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
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