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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Original Contents — Part II

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German & Latin

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Andern Theils. Prooemium — 55 Das I. Capitel. Von der Natur — 56 Das II. Capitel. Von den dreyen Philosophischen Principiis — 84 Das III. Capitel. Von den Cometen — 93 Von dem Donner / Blitz / und Regen — 94 Von denen Erdbeben — 95 Von dem Winde — 97 Von dem Thau — 103 Von dem Ab- und Zufluß des Meers — 104 Das IV. Capitel. Von Gebährung der Metallen / und wie dieselben in der Erden generirt werden — 106 Das V. Capitel. Wie die Edelgestein in der Erden und den Bergwercken generirt werden — 116

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Original Contents — Part II

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Second Part. Proem — 55 Chapter I. On nature — 56 Chapter II. On the three philosophical principles — 84 Chapter III. On comets — 93 On thunder, lightning, and rain — 94 On earthquakes — 95 On wind — 97 On dew — 103 On the ebb and flow of the sea — 104 Chapter IV. On the generation of metals and how they are generated in the earth — 106 Chapter V. How precious stones are generated in the earth and mines — 116

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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.