Alchemical Compendia

This is a provisional listing of compendia or printed collections of alchemical works. For each volume there is a complete list of contents.
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1541 De alchemia
1550 De alchimia
1602-1661 Theatrum Chemicum
1625 Musæum Hermeticum
1652 Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum
1678 Musæum Hermeticum reformatum et amplificatum
1702 Bibliotheca Chemica Curiosa
1728-30 Deutsches theatrum chemicum
1740-54 Bibliotheque des philosophes chimiques
1771-74 Neue alchymistische Bibliothek
1778-79 Hermetisches A.B.C.
1782-5 Hermetisches Museum.
Alchemical texts


16th Century
Practical alchemy
Philosophical alchemy

17th Century
Practical alchemy
Philosophical alchemy

18th Century
Practical alchemy
Philosophical alchemy

Alchemical poetry

Alchemical allegories

Works of Nicolas Flamel
Works of George Ripley
Works of Sendivogius
Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum
Emerald tablet of Hermes
Rosicrucian texts
Literary works
Texts from Musaeum Hermeticum

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German alchemical texts
French alchemical texts
Russian alchemical texts
Italian alchemical texts

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