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18 What Arises and Is Brought About Through Putrefaction
German & Latin
1723 pp 83–85Das XVIII. Capitel. Was durch die Putrefaction entstehet und zuwegen gebracht wird.
The Golden Chain of Homer: 18 What Arises and Is Brought About Through Putrefaction
1723 pp 83–8518 What Arises and Is Brought About Through Putrefaction
Chapter outline
Putrefaction changes the volatile into acid and then alkali, and can reverse the sequence.
The implanted spirit’s motion produces warmth, separation and earthy deposit.
Three essential fractions remain above a residue called feces.
Odour is associated chiefly with volatile parts, as animal and mineral examples illustrate.
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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.
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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