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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 7: Other Waters and Philosophical Earth

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German & Latin

164–165

Und was weiter den Mayenthau anbetrifft / ohngeachtet derselbe oberwehnter massen dem Subjecto artis Hermeticæ sich eines theils mehrers / weder das Regenwasser vergleichen lässt / ist solcher dannoch nicht jetzt- und offtgedachtes Subjectum.

Sonsten und daß auch nur der destillirte Mayenthau in hitzigen Kranckheiten grosse Hülffe thut / mag ebenmässig nicht unbekannt seyn.

164–165

Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 7: Other Waters and Philosophical Earth

164–165

As for May dew, although in some respects it can be compared more closely with the subject of the Hermetic art than rainwater can, it is nevertheless not that subject so often mentioned.

It may also be known that even simply distilled May dew gives great help in feverish illnesses.

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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.

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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.