Musaeum Hermeticum 1678 edition

Musæum Hermeticum reformatum et amplificatum, omnes sopho-spagyricæ artis discipulos fidelissimè erudiens, quo pacto summa illa veraque lapidis philosophici medicina, qua res omnes qualemcunque defectum patientes, instaurantur, inventiri et haberi queat. Continens tractatus chimicos XXI. Præstantissimos, quorum Nomina & Seriem versa pagella indicabit. In gratiam filiorum doctrinæ, quibus Germanicum idioma ignotum est, Latina lingua ornatum.
Sand, Frankfurt. 1678. [12] + 863 pages.
[This was based on the 1625 edition, but with additional material. It was reprinted in 1749.]
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1. Tractatus aureus de Lapide Philosophico.
2. Henricus Madathanus, Aureum Seculum Redivivum.
3. Hydrolithus Sophicus, seu Aquarium sapientum.
4. Joannes de Mehung, Demonstratio Naturae.
5. Nicolas Flamel, Summarium Philosophicum.
6. Via Veritatis Unicæ.
7. Gloria Mundi, seu Tabula Paradisi.
8. Tractatus de Generatione Metallorum.
9. Liber, cuius nomen Alze.
10. Lambspring, de lapide Philosophorum Figuræ et Emblemata.
11. Michael Maier, Tripus Aureus, hoc est tres tractatus chimici selectissimi: nempe,
Basilii Valentini... Practica una cum XII Clavibus et Appendice.
Thomae Nortoni Crede mihi seu Ordinale.
Cremeri Testamentum... figuris cupro affabre incisis ornati.
12. Michael Sendivogius, Novum Lumen Chemicum e Naturæ Fonte & manuali Experientia depromptum.
13. Michael Sendivogius, Ænigma Philosophicum.
14. Michael Sendivogius, Dialogus Mercurii, Alchymistæ et Naturæ.
15. Michael Sendivogius, Novi Luminis Tractatus alter de Sulphure.
16. Philaletha, Introitus Apertus ad occlusum Regis Palatium.
17. Michael Maier, Subtilis Allegoria super Secreta Chymiæ.
18. Philaletha, Metallorum Metamorphosis.
19. Philaletha, Brevis Manuductio ad Rubinum Coelestem.
20. Philaletha, Fons Chymicæ Vertitatis.
21. Joannes Fridericus Helvetius, Vitulus Aureus quem Mundus adorat et orat.
22. Janitor Pansophus, seu Figura Ænea quadripartita cunctis Museum hoc introeuntibus, superiorum ac inferiorum scientiam Mosaico-Hermeticam, analytice exhibens.]
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