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
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Honorati Castellani Oratio qua futuro medico necessaria explicantur
Honoré Du Chastel
1555Latin
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Hundert und vierzehn Experimenta der Arzney
Paracelsus
1606NOT
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I. C. von Vanderbeeg, Eines in der wahren Chymie hocherfahrnen und berühmten Adepti, Manvdvctio Hermedico-Philosophica, oder Richtige Handleitung zu der Wahren philosophischen Medicin
J. C. von Vanderbeeg
1739German
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I. Correctorivm Alchymiae Richardi Anglici. Das ist Reformierte Alchimy, oder Alchimeibesserung, vnd Straffung der Alchimistischen Mißpräuch: vom Alten vnd längstberümten Medico, Richardo aus Engellandt beschriben
Anglicus Ricardus
1581German
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IESUS. BALSAMUS VEGETABILIS
Arnold Kerner
1618German
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Iatromathematica Hermetis Trismegisti ad Ammonem Aegyptium
Trismegistus Hermes
1597NOT
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Iervsalem, Sicvt Christi Tempore Florvit, Et suburbanorum, insigniorumq[ue] historiarum eius breuis descriptio
Christiaan van Adrichem
1584Latin
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Il Metamorfosi metallico et humano
Giovanni Battista Nazari
1564NOT
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Il Pimandro
Trismegistus Hermes
1549Italian
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In Theophrasti Paracelsi Auroram Philosophorum, Thesaurum, & Mineralem Oeconomiam, Commentaria
Gerhard Dorn
1584NOT
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In assertorem chymicae, sed verae medicinae desertorem. Fra. Anthonium, succincta adversaria
Matthew Gwinne
1611NOT
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Instituts de Chymie . 1
Jacob Reinbold Spielmann
1770French
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Instituts de Chymie . 2
Jacob Reinbold Spielmann
1770French
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Introductio in artem Chemiae integra
Petrus Bonus
1602NOT
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Introductio in divinam Chemiae artem
Petrus Bonus
1572Latin
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Introduction à l'étude de la chimie des anciens et du moyen âge ([Reprod. en fac-sim.])
Marcellin Berthelot
1889French
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Introductorium iatro-mathematicum
August Etzler
1622NOT
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Introitvs Apertvs Ad Occlvsvm Regis Palativm
George Starkey
1699Latin
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Io. Chrysippi Faniani De Arte Metallicae Metamorphoseos Liber singularis
Johannes C Fanianus
1576Latin
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Iodici Greveri presbyteri secretum
Jodocus Greverus
1599NOT
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Ios. Qvercetani Doctoris Mediciqve Regii Diaeteticon polyhistoricon
Joseph Du Chesne
1607Latin
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Iovrnal Des Voyages De Monsievr De Monconys, Conseiller du Roy en ses Conseils d'Estat & Priué & Lieutenant Criminel au Siege Presidial de Lyon
Balthasar de Monconys
1665French
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Isaaci Hollandi Sonst auch Flandri genannt. Curieuse und rare Chymische Operationes
Isaac Hollandus
1714German
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Isaaci Hollandi Tractatus de lapide philosophico oder vom Stein der Weisen
Isaac Hollandus
1669German