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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Original Subject Index

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German & Latin

unnumbered register pp. 6–7

Apfel so durch die Fäulung Geruch / Geschmack und Farb verlohren / läßt nichts mehr übrig / dann ein excrementum — 23 Aroma Philosophorum — 184 Ars Hermetica prodest ad evitandos errores in Philosophia & Religione — 225 Astra woher sie entsprungen — 177 Aufferstehung der Todten — 229 B. Basilii alles in allem — 176 Bienen verbergen klüglich ihre Arbeit — 241 C. Chymici so mit Gewalt des Feurs oder aquis fortibus ein und ander corpus auffzuschliessen vermeynen / irren — 23 Chymici studii quis finis principalis — 39 Cometen wann sie von Gott dem HErrn erschaffen werden — 94. seynd Wunder und Zornzeichen Gottes — ibid. Communem opinionem soll man nicht allzeit folgen — 60

unnumbered register pp. 6–7

Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Original Subject Index

unnumbered register pp. 6–7

An apple that has lost smell, taste, and colour through decay leaves only waste — 23 The philosophers’ aroma — 184 The Hermetic art helps avoid errors in philosophy and religion — 225 Stars: their origin — 177 Resurrection of the dead — 229 B. Basilius’s all in all — 176 Bees wisely conceal their work — 241 C. Chymists err in thinking they can open a body through violent fire or strong waters — 23 The principal end of chymical study — 39 Comets: when God the Lord creates them — 94; are signs of divine wonder and wrath — ibid. Common opinion should not always be followed — 60

unnumbered register pp. 6–7

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.