Candida Phoenix Philosophica

Name: Candida Phoenix Philosophica
Author: Anonymous

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 10: Requirements for the Art

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Ohnangesehen zwar so grosse Unkosten / ausser den Lebens-Mitteln / als die man keines wegs entbehren kan / darzu nicht erfordert werden: Sintemahln die Materia bey denen Materialisten umb ein geringes / oder auch wohl sonsten vergebens zu bekommen; wie ingleichen die Instrumenta dieser Zeit in zimlichem pretio seynd.

Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 10: Requirements for the Art

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Admittedly, the Art requires no very great expense beyond the necessities of life, which one certainly cannot dispense with. The matter can be obtained from dealers in materials for a small sum, or elsewhere even for nothing; the instruments too are reasonably priced at present.

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.

About Diotimos Editions

This historical edition credits Diotimos Editions as its English translator.

Rights

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.