Tradition 04 of 33
Alchemy and Hermeticism
Alchemy, Hermetic philosophy, Hermetica, and spiritual or laboratory transformation traditions.
Membership means relevance, not endorsement.
- Books
- 4,074
- Earliest
- 1 CE
- to 2026
- Read free
- 61%
- 2,499 with public full text
- With covers
- 67%
How books qualify
- Query + metadata match3,013
- Metadata match182
- Query match873
- Source classification (retained through merging)6
Every placement records its evidence — the controlled subject queries that found the book at its sources and the bibliographic metadata retained through merging. Each book page shows its own. How the rationale system works.
Key subjects
- Alchemy1.6K
- Early works to 1800770
- History234
- Chemistry231
- Alchemy, Magic and Kabbalah (C.G. Jung collection)229
- occultism197
- Alchimie160
- Medicine150
- Alchemie141
- Philosophy120
- Social Sciences110
- Hermetism109
- Art101
- Magic97
- Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric91
- Arts and Humanities86
- Literature69
- Early works to 190062
- Rosicrucians57
- Astrology56
- Hermeticism51
- Text51
- Archeology50
- Art history46
Top languages
- German1,160 · 28%
- English882 · 22%
- Latin783 · 19%
- French392 · 10%
- NOT344 · 8%
Notable authors
All authors- Paracelsus272 in this tradition292 books
- Trismegistus Hermes75 in this tradition89 books
- Basilius Valentinus49 in this tradition50 books
- Michael Maier48 in this tradition53 books
- University of Glasgow. Library39 in this tradition71 books
- Ramon Llull36 in this tradition42 books
- Johann Joachim Becher34 in this tradition35 books
- George Starkey33 in this tradition35 books
- Jābir ibn Ḥayyān32 books
- Pierre Joseph Macquer29 books
- Johann Rudolf Glauber27 in this tradition30 books
- Roger Bacon27 in this tradition29 books
4,074 books
Metaphysische, experimentelle und utilitaristische Traditionen in der Antimonliteratur zur Zeit der "wissenschaflichen Revolution" [1520-1820]
Hermann Fischer
1988French
Mineralisches ABC, Oder vier und zwantzig chymische Theses : von der Geburt, denen Principiis, Unterschied, Vermischung, und Auflösung deren Mineralien, Metallen, und übrigen Unterirdischen Dingen
Joh. Joachim Bechers
1723German
Miraculum mundi, sive plena perfectaque descriptio admirabilis naturæ, ac proprietatis potentissimi subiecti
Johann Rudolf Glauber
1658Latin
Mistrz Twardowski
Antoni Czubryński
1930Polish
Moderante auxilio redemptoris supremi Kirani Kiranides
Kiranus King of Persia
1638Latin
Musaeum hermeticum, reformatum et umplificatum, omues sopho-spagyricae artis discipulos fidelissime erudiens, quo paeto summa illa veraque lapidis philosophici medicina, qua res omnes qualemcunque defectum patientes instaurantur, inveniri et haberi qucat
1749Latin
Mysteria physico-medica
Kiranus King of Persia
1681Latin
Nauki tajemne w Polsce w dobie odrodzenia
Roman Bugaj
1976Polish
Neu-auffgehende Chymische Sonne, samt ihrem Glantz und Schein
Christian Friedrich von Steinbergen
1740German
Neun und siebentzig grosse und sonderbahre Wunder
1725German
Novum lumen chymicum
Johann Rudolf Glauber
1664Latin
O alchymii a českých alchymistech
Otakar Zachar
1911Czech
Om muligheden af, ved chemisk Kunst at forvandle det ene Metal til det andet
Christian Henrik Biering
1839Danish
Opera chymiatrica, qvae hactenvs in lvcem prodiervnt omnia, a plvrimis, qvae in prioribus editionibus irrepserant, mendis vindicata, et selectissimis medicamentis aucta, inque vnum fasciculum collecta. Quorum catalogum versa indicabit pagina
Johannes Rhenanus
1635Latin
Opus aureum
Giovanni Francesco Pico della Mirandola
1979Italian
Opvscvle tres-excellent, de la vraye philosophie naturelle des metaulx, traictant de l'augmentation et perfection d'iceux, auec aduertissement d'euiter les folles despences qui se font ordinairement par faute de vraye science
Denis Zachaire, Bernard Trevisan
1574French
Polvere d'inferno
Peter Kolosimo
1988Italian
Praxis alchymiæ, hoc est, Doctrina de artificiosa præparatione præcipvorvm medicamentorum chymicorum
Andreas Libavius
1604Latin
Recherches sur les structures de la pensée alchimique, gestalten et leurs correspondances dans le conte du Graal de Chrétien de Troyes et l'influence de l'Espagne mozarabe de l'Ebre sur la pensée symbolique de l'oeuvre
Paulette Duval
1975French
Redevoering over het geloof in de alchemie en het misbruik daarvan
Hendrik Cornelis Dibbits
1895Dutch
Secreti diversi et miracolosi
Gabriele Falloppio, Borgaruccio Borgarucci
1578Italian
Sefer ha-tamar
Aflah Abu
1926German
Speculum astrologiae, hoc est, in scientiam genethliacam sive physicam iudiciariam introductio perspicua, qua ... vera ac legitime praesagiendi methodus statuitur, et quam multae in genethliaca Arabum doctrina vanitates lateant, ostenditur
Henricus à Lindhout, Gotthard Arthus
1608Latin
Tadbīr al-iksīr al-aʻẓam
Jābir ibn Ḥayyān, Pierre Lory, جابر بن حيان
1988Arabic