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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 5: Generation of Precious Stones

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worvon er mit grosser Mühe und Gewalt etliche Stücker geschlagen / die grössern schleiffen / und ein- und ander Wappen darein stechen lassen / auch eines von den kleinern ihme Medico verehrt. Welches er ebenmäßig schneiden / und in einen güldenen Ring fassen / und under andern einen Jubilier von Nürnberg sehen lassen / der solches Steinlein für einen fahlen / jedoch sonst guten Schmaragd erkannt.

118–119

Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 5: Generation of Precious Stones

118–119

With great effort and force he broke several pieces from it. He had the larger pieces polished and various coats of arms engraved upon them, and gave a smaller piece to the physician. The physician likewise had it cut and set in a gold ring. He showed it, among others, to a jeweller from Nuremberg, who judged the little stone to be a pale but otherwise good emerald.

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About This Reading Edition

An anonymous Hermetic treatise of 1680, presented in its original German and Latin with a new English translation, 279 explanatory notes, the historical phoenix frontispiece, an introduction, reading guide, outline, glossary, bibliography, and original registers.

Historical Text and Translation

Anonymous, Candida Phoenix philosophica. Frankfurt am Main: Christian Hermsdorff, 1680. The chosen witness is the Wellcome Library copy digitized as b32993456; German and Latin, with French, Greek, and Hebrew passages retained.

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This historical edition credits Diotimos Editions as its English translator.

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The 1680 source is identified as public domain by the Wellcome/Internet Archive record. The supplied 2026 transcription, English translation, introduction, notes, reading guide, outline, glossary, bibliography, and editorial arrangement are published with the site owner’s authorization. The frontispiece is retained from the supplied edition and credited to its historical witness.