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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Original Contents — Part II

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Das XI. Capitel. Von des Theophrasti homunculis, und was davon zu halten sey? — 194 Das XII. Capitel. Vom König Salomone / und ob derselbe von der Hermetischen Kunst gewußt / solche gehabt / und exercirt habe? — 199 Das XIII. Capitel. An lux sit Accidens vel Substantia? — 202 Das XIV. Capitel. Von der Welt und deren Ende — 217 Beschluß — 233

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Original Contents — Part II

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Chapter XI. On Theophrastus’s homunculi, and what to think of them — 194 Chapter XII. On King Solomon: whether he knew, possessed, and practised the Hermetic art — 199 Chapter XIII. Is light an accident or a substance? — 202 Chapter XIV. On the world and its end — 217 Conclusion — 233

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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.