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The Original Editor to the Reader
German & Latin
1723 scan 10Dem geneigten Leser præsentiere ich hiemit ein in 2. Theile verfaßtes Physicalisch und Chymisch Wercklein von sehr grossem Werth / dergleichen ihm wol schwerlich noch zu Gesichte kommen seyn wird / und hat man das Manuscript vor diesem wol ehe mit tausend Thaler bezahlet / wie glaubwürdig berichtet worden; ja noch vor kurtzen und diese Zeit her hat mancher 30. 40. 50. biß 60. Thlr. vor dessen Communication gegeben / und schreibet mir ein auswärtiger Liebhaber der Chymie, nachdem ich ihm aus besonderer Freundschafft eine Copey überschickt hatte / unterm 27. Jun. dieses 1722. Jahres folgendes davon zu:
The Golden Chain of Homer: The Original Editor to the Reader
1723 scan 10I here present the kindly reader with a little work of natural philosophy and chemistry in two parts, of very great value, the like of which he will probably scarcely have seen. According to a trustworthy report, a thousand thalers was once paid for its manuscript. Indeed, quite recently, and throughout this period, some have paid thirty, forty, fifty, or even sixty thalers to have it communicated to them. An enthusiast for chemistry living elsewhere, to whom I had sent a copy as a special act of friendship, wrote to me about it on 27 June of this year, 1722, as follows:
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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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