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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Mercurii Trismegisti Poemander
Trismegistus Hermes
1554Greek
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Mercuriorum liber
Raimundus Lullus
1567Latin
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Mercvrii Trismegisti Liber De Potestate Et Sapientia Dei
Trismegistus Hermes
1491Latin
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Mercvrij Trismegisti Pimandras
Trismegistus Hermes
1574Ancient Greek
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Metamorphosis
Paracelsus
1572NOT
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Metamorphosis Planetarum: Daß ist, Eine wunderbahrliche Verenderung der Planeten, und Metallische Gestalten in ihr erstes Wesen
Johannes de Monte-Snyder
1663German
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Metamorphosis Theophrasti Paracelsi
Paracelsus
1584NOT
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Metamorphosis planetarum
Johannes de Monte-Snyder
1700NOT
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Metamorphosis sive De asino aureo; Florida; Apologia; De deo Socratis; De Platone et eius dogmate; De mundo
Madaurensis Apuleius, Andreas Johannes
1469Latin
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Methodus scientiarum
Girolamo Brisiani
1588NOT
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Michaelis Crügeneri Chymischer Sommer , das ist: sonderbarer medico-chymischer Tractat
Michael Crügner
1656German
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Michaelis Crügneri Neu vermehrter chymischer Frühling, das ist: Sonderbarer medico-chymischer Tractat, sambt einer astrologischen Continuation, die Gewächse zu samblen und zu gewissen Kranckheiten recht zu bereiten
Michael Crügner
1654German
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Michaelis Maieri, Com. Pal. Med. Doct. &c. p.m. Tractatus Posthumus, sive Ulysses; hoc est: Sapientia Seu Intelligentia, Tanquam Coelestis Scintilla beatitudinis, quod si in fortunae & corporis bonis naufragium faciat, ad portum meditationis & patientiae remigio feliciter se expediat
Michael Maier
1624Latin
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Michaelis Sendivogii, eines großen Philosophen Fünf und funfzig Briefe, den Stein der Weisen betreffend
Michał Sędziwój
1770German
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Microcosmische Vorspiele Des Neuen Himmels und der Neuen Erde
Christoph Schütz
1733German
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Mineralogia, Oder Chymischer Schlüssel, Das ist: Kurtzer Bericht, wie man aller Metallen und Mineralien Natur und Eigenschafft auff das leichteste erkundigen und erforschen solle
H. d' Atremont, Jacob Hertel
1706French
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Miracula & Mysteria Chymico-Medica
Philipp Müller
1623Latin
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Miracula et mysteria chymico-medica
Philipp Müller
1616NOT
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Modvs Pharmacandi
Paracelsus
1562German
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Morieni Romani ... De re Metallica, Metallorum transmutatione, & occulta summaq[ue] antiquorum medicina Libellus
ca. Ende 7. Jh Morienus
1564NOT
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Nachdenckliche Prophecy- vnd Weissagung Theophrasti Paracelsi D.M. vor 85. Jahren beschrieben. Von dem Löwen auß Mitternacht
Paracelsus
1631German
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Nafā'is al-funūn
Trismegistus Hermes
1892Persian
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Natvrae Sanctvarivm: Qvod Est, Physica Hermetica
Heinrich Nolle
1619Latin
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Neu-eröffnete Kunst-Kammer, Oder Theophrastische Geheimnüße
P Gertz
1720German