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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 9: Effects of the Elixir

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German & Latin

184–185

sondern es kan auch Viertens der Lucernæ Salis Philosophorum und anderer Authorum ebenmässigem Bericht nach / hierdurch das Glaß gleichfalls also zugerichtet und bereitet werden / daß es sich dehnen und hämmern lässet.

184–185

Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 9: Effects of the Elixir

184–185

Fourth, according to the corresponding reports of the Lamp of the Philosophers’ Salt and other authors, glass can likewise be treated and prepared by this means so that it can be stretched and hammered.

184–185

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.