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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 4: Generation of Metals

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German & Latin

106–107

Das Vierte Capitel. Von Gebährung der Metallen / und wie dieselben in der Erden generirt werden.

Oben zu End des Ersten Theils / ist gemeldet worden / welcher gestalt finis principalis dieses Studii seyn solle / die Wunderwercke Gottes zu betrachten &c. Wann nun die Metallen under andern Wunderwercken und Edlen Geschöpffen Gottes nicht die geringste seynd: Massen derselben in H. Schrifft an underschiedlichen Orten / und insonderheit des Golds gleich zu Anfang der H. Bibel gedacht wird; Wie ingleichem GOtt der HErr dem Moysi außtrücklich befohlen / dasselbe zu Zierung seiner Wohnung und Tabernaculs, so wohln zu Verfertigung der herrlichen Priesterlichen Kleider zu nehmen / und zu gebrauchen / auch so gar in das gleichfalls von feinem Golde zu machen anbefohlene Stirnblatt / seine Heiligkeit graben zu lassen.

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 4: Generation of Metals

106–107

Chapter Four. The generation of metals, and how they are generated in the earth.

At the end of the first part it was stated that the principal purpose of this study should be contemplation of God’s wondrous works. Metals are not the least among God’s wondrous works and noble creatures. They are mentioned in various places in Holy Scripture, and gold in particular near the Bible’s beginning. The Lord God also expressly commanded Moses to use it to adorn his dwelling and tabernacle and to make the splendid priestly garments. He even commanded that his holiness be engraved upon the plate for the forehead, itself to be made of fine gold.

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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.