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Libra Esoterica

The practise of the new and old phisicke

wherein is contained the most excellent secrets of phisicke and philosophie, devided into foure bookes : in the which are the best approved remedies for the diseases as well inward as outward, of al the parts of mans body: treating very amplie of al distillations of waters, of oyles, balmes, quintessences, with the extraction of artificiall saltes, the use and preparation of antimony, and potable gold gathered out of the best & most approved authors, by that excellent Doctor Gesnerus : also the pictures and maner to make the vessels, furnaces, and other instruments thereunto belonging

by Conrad Gessner

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  • 16th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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[11], 256 leaves : 19 cm Translation of the second part of Thesaurus Euonymi Philiatri de remediis secretis, published in 1569 under title: Euonymus. De remediis secretis, liber secundus. The first English edition (1576) has title: The newe jewell of health Woodcut title vignette (portrait of Alchymya); books 2-4 have separate title pages with large woodcut vignettes; initials; head- and tail-pieces Signatures: *⁴(*4 blank) A-2L⁸ Includes index Microfilm. [Bethesda, Md.] : National Library of Medicine, 1 microfilm reel : negative ; 35 mm

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  • Alchemy and Hermeticism

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wherein is contained the most excellent secrets of phisicke and philosophie, devided into foure bookes : in the which are the best approved remedies for the diseases as well inward as outward, of al the parts of mans body: treating very amplie of al distillations of waters, of oyles, balmes, quintessences, with the extraction of artificiall saltes, the use and preparation of antimony, and potable gold gathered out of the best & most approved authors, by that excellent Doctor Gesnerus : also the pictures and maner to make the vessels, furnaces, and other instruments thereunto belonging

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1599-01-01T00:00:00ZPrinted at London : by Peter ShortEnglish—Public digitized item

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  • Contributing institution: U.S. National Library of Medicine
  • Digitization sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons, U.S. National Library of Medicine
  • 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; medicalheritagelibrary; usnationallibraryofmedicine
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