Collectanea chymica : a collection of ten several treatises in chymistry, concerning the liquor alkahest, the mercury of philosophers, and other curiosities worthy the perusal / written by Eir. Philaletha, Anonymous, Joh. Bapt. Van-Helmont, Dr. Fr. Antonie ... [et al.].
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Printed for William Cooper ..., 1684. |
| Description | [6], 193, [4], 32 p. |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2240959874 |
| Subjects |
| Included Work | Philalethes, Eirenaeus Secret of the immortal liquor called Alkahest. Latin and English. |
| Included Work | Helmont, Jean Baptiste van, 1577-1644. Praecipiolum. |
| Included Work | Anthony, Francis, 1550-1623. Aurum-potabile. |
| Included Work | Bernard, of Trevisan. De lapide philosophorum. English. |
| Included Work | Ripley, George, d. 1490? Bosome-book. |
| Included Work | Bacon, Roger, 1214?-1294. Speculum alchemiae. English. |
| Included Work | Starkey, George, 1627-1665 Admirable efficacy and almost incredible virtue of true oyl. |
| Included Work | Plat, Hugh, Sir, 1552-1608. Sundry new and artificial remedies against famine. |
| Included Work | H. V. D. Tomb of Semiramis hermetically sealed. |
| Uniform title | Collectanea chymica. |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| Contents | The secret of the immortal liquor called alkahest, or ignisaqua / by Eirenaeus Philatethes [pseud.] -- The practice of lights, or, An excellent and ancient treatise of the philosophers stone -- Praecipiolum, or, The immature-mineral-electrum / by J.B. Van-Helmont -- Aurum-potabile, or, The receit of Dr. Fr. Antonie -- A treatise of Bernard, Earl of Trevisan, of the philosophers stone -- The bosome-book of Sir George Ripley -- Speculum alchymiae = The true glass of alchemy / by Roger Bacon -- The admirable efficacy and almost incredible virtue of true oyl, which is made of sulphur-vive, set on fire and called commonly oyl of sulphur per campanem / G. Starkey -- Sundry new and artificial remedies against famine / written by Sir H. Platt -- The tomb of Semiramis hermetically sealed. |
| General note | Each treatise (except the last) has special t.p. dated 1683. The last treatise has special t.p. with imprint date 1684. |
| General note | "The secret of the immortal liquor" has added t.p. in Latin and text in English and Latin. |
| General note | "The tomb of Semiramis" appears separately at reel 178:18, and has been cataloged separately. |
| General note | Reproduction of original in British Library. |
| References | Wing C5103 (Collectanea chymica) |
| References | Arber's Term cat. II 46 |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 88:3) |
| Other title | Practice of lights. |
| Stock number | CL0037000003 ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |
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