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Anonymous (traditionally attributed to Anton Joseph Kirchweger)

The Golden Chain of Homer

A New Translation from the German Edition of 1723

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I.14 · Nitre and Salt in Plants

German & Latin

1723 pp 69

Das XIV. Capitel. Dass das Nitrum und Sal in denen Vegetabilien zu finden, und dass solche aus diesen beyden gemacht, auch wieder dahin resolvirt werden.

1723 pp 69

The Golden Chain of Homer: I.14 · Nitre and Salt in Plants

1723 pp 69

14 Nitre and Salt Are Found in Plants, Which Are Made From These Two and Resolve Into Them Again

Chapter outline

Plant growth is attributed to the universal seed concealed in earth and water.

The author proposes a comparison of soaked and unsoaked seed.

Flame, burning spirit, vinegar, oil and alkali are interpreted as evidence of nitre and salt.

The common first matter precedes specification into particular beings.

1723 pp 69

About This Reading Edition

The two-book alchemical work of 1723 in German with a new English translation, 399 notes, eight historical diagrams, chapter outlines, keyword essays, a glossary, bibliography, subject index, and 400 discussion questions.

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Historical Text and Translation

Anonymous, Aurea Catena Homeri. Frankfurt and Leipzig: Johann Georg Böhme, 1723. Traditionally attributed to Anton Joseph Kirchweger; the attribution remains uncertain. Historical diagrams from the Stiftung der Werke von C. G. Jung copy digitized by e-rara.

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