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The Golden Chain of Homer
A New Translation from the German Edition of 1723
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20 What the Universal and Particular Volatile, Acid and Alkali Are
German & Latin
1723 pp 110–112Das XX. Capitel. Was das Universal- und Particular-Volatile, Acidum und Alcali sey.
The Golden Chain of Homer: 20 What the Universal and Particular Volatile, Acid and Alkali Are
1723 pp 110–11220 What the Universal and Particular Volatile, Acid and Alkali Are
Chapter outline
The three principles are named by their relative volatility, fixedness and order of separation.
Acid is the necessary mediator between the upper and lower principles.
Successive products of the analytical fire are compared in universal, animal, vegetable and mineral subjects.
The account of the whole world now gives way to individual kingdoms and their life cycles.
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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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