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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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Im übrigen hat Basilius Valentinus von den Bergwercken / deren Ursprung / Natur und Eigenschafft / generir- und Gebährung der Metallen &c. und sonderlich in Ansehung der Bergleuthe von ihme gebrauchten Redart / sehr schön und plausibel geschrieben / welches einem Scrutatori artis zu obverstandenem Ende nicht wenig nutzen mag / dahin ich dann denselben remittirt haben wil.

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

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For the rest, Basilius Valentinus has written beautifully and plausibly about mines, their origin, nature and properties, and metallic generation, especially in his use of miners’ expressions. This may be very useful to an investigator of the art for the purpose explained above, and I refer him to it.

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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.

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.