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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. 7–8

Corruptio unius est generatio alterius — 144 Costa ex quâ formata fuit mulier, jam fuit animata — 196 D. Decreta Dei sunt immutabilia — 215 Distinctio inter materiam universalem nondum specificatam, & materiam metallicam per naturam propriam, compositam & specificatam — 178 Donner woher er entstehet — 95 E. Echeneis — 176 Edelgesteine seynd herrliche Wunderwercke unnd edle Geschöpffe Gottes — 115. wie sie können verwandelt werden — 116 Electrum minerale immaturum Theophrasti — 176 Elementa seynd an sich selbst nichts anders dann Wasser — 6. 9. 85. auß den Elementen bestehen alle Ding — 24. durch die anatisirte Elementa können alle Kranckheiten curirt werden — 24. seynd von GOtt in der Schöpffung nicht würcklich von einander geschieden worden — 34. haben ein Leben und Sinnligkeit — 42

unnumbered register pp. 7–8

Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Original Subject Index

unnumbered register pp. 7–8

The corruption of one thing is the generation of another — 144 The rib from which woman was formed was already animated — 196 D. God’s decrees are immutable — 215 Distinction between universal matter not yet specified and metallic matter compounded and specified by its own nature — 178 Thunder: its origin — 95 E. Echeneis — 176 Precious stones are glorious wonders and noble creatures of God — 115; how they can be transformed — 116 Theophrastus’s immature mineral electrum — 176 Elements are in themselves nothing but water — 6, 9, 85; all things consist of them — 24; balanced elements can cure every disease — 24; were not actually separated from one another by God in creation — 34; possess life and sensation — 42

unnumbered register pp. 7–8

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.