Candida Phoenix Philosophica

Name: Candida Phoenix Philosophica
Author: Anonymous

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 5: Generation of Precious Stones

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So hat mir M. M. C. M. gewesener anjetzo H. F. R. u. W. Chymicus, vorhin in anno 1667. etliche auß dem Regenwasser herkommene / und in der Kälte angeschossene Chrystallen geschickt / welche ein erfahrner Steinschneider gleichfalls vor gute Stein / und Topasen judicirt.

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

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Likewise, M. M., formerly C. M. and now H. F. R. u. W. Chymicus, sent me in 1667 some crystals derived from rainwater and crystallized in the cold. An experienced lapidary likewise judged these to be good stones and topazes.

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.