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Baro Urbigerus

Aphorismi Urbigerani

The Complete 1690 Volume · With Circulatum Minus

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Aphorismi UrbigeraniI–X: The Lesser Elixir and Its Three Ways · Modern English

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I–X: The Lesser Elixir and Its Three Ways · Modern English

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Original English

IV. The Determination of our Dianas Tears consists only in their perfect and indissoluble Union with the fixt Vegetable Earth, philosophically prepar'd, purify'd, and spiritualiz'd: for the love of which they are forc'd to leave their first universal undetermin'd Property, and be cloath'd with a determin'd particular one, which is requir'd to this our Circulatum minus.

Modern English

IV. The determination of our Diana’s tears consists solely in their perfect and indissoluble union with fixed vegetable earth, philosophically prepared, purified and spiritualised. For love of this earth, they are forced to leave their first universal, undetermined property and clothe themselves in a determined, particular one, which is required for our lesser circulated preparation.

About This Reading Edition

The complete 1690 Aphorismi Urbigerani: historical frontispiece and Latin inscriptions, title and licence, dedication, all 101 grand-elixir aphorisms, the complete Circulatum Minus with its title, address and 31 vegetable aphorisms, and the full explanatory postscript with both printed endings. Original and modern English readings, fresh Latin translations, 115 annotations and the complete supplied Diotimos study apparatus.

Historical Text and Translation

Baro Urbigerus, Aphorismi Urbigerani, London: Henry Faithorne, 1690; with Circulatum Minus Urbigeranum and the concluding postscript. The Getty Research Institute copy supplies the governing images; EEBO-TCP A25684 supplies the structured transcription witness, corrected against those images. The frontispiece signed W. F. is attributed in library catalogues to William Faithorne.

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The historical text and engraving are public domain. The EEBO-TCP Phase 2 transcription is released under CC0; that waiver does not cover associated images. The engraving is credited to the Getty Research Institute copy digitised by Internet Archive. The supplied 2026 reading, translations and Diotimos editorial material are published with the site owner’s authorization.