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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

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Angesehen / und ob ich wohl / als ich vor diesem dem Artephio nachgearbeitet / und in deme mir einmahl durch unvorsichtige Regierung des Feuers (gestalten das Regimen Ignis, und das Gewicht / die zween vornembste Puncten / welche circa practicam zu observiren seynd) ein oder mehr Gläser zersprungen / in denen überbliebenen Stücken selbst / so wohl schwartze / als weißlechte / wie auch gelbe / und andere flores gefunden / so bewegt michs jedoch keines wegs / mehrgedachte Veränderung der Metallen zu statuiren / oder solcher Meynung beyzufallen.

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

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When I once worked according to Artephius, careless management of the fire caused one or more vessels to break—the regimen of fire and the weight being the two principal points to observe in practice. In the remaining fragments I myself found black, whitish, yellow and other flowers. Yet this in no way moves me to affirm the transformation of metals just mentioned or to agree with that opinion.

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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.

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.