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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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116–117

Allwo diese Kunst dem H. Joanni Evangelistæ vermittelst Anführung nachfolgender / Ihme in der Alten Kirchen zu Ehren gesungener / und in einem sonderbaren Hymno begriffener Verse / gleicher gestalt zugeschrieben wird.

Qui gemmarum partes fractas Solidasset has distractas Tribuit pauperibus. Inexhaustum fert Thesaurum Qui de virgis fecit aurum, Gemmas de lapidibus.

116–117

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

116–117

There this art is likewise attributed to Saint John the Evangelist by citing the following verses, sung in his honour in the ancient Church and contained in a particular hymn:

After restoring broken fragments of gems, He sold them And gave the proceeds to the poor. He brings an inexhaustible treasure, Who made gold from twigs And gems from stones.

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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.