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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 5: Generation of Precious Stones

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German & Latin

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Als ist derohalben / so wohl auch und bevorab zu fernerer Beschreibung der operation unsers Subjecti nicht ungereimt / von denenselben und deren Ursprung und generation alhier ebenmäßig etwas wenigs Meldung zu thun.

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 5: Generation of Precious Stones

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It is therefore appropriate to say something here about precious stones, their origin and generation, especially as a further description of the operation of our subject.

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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.