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II.PREFACE · The Corruption and Anatomy of Things
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1723 pp 215 [printed 115]Arbor Anatomiae Universalis. Universalitas. Volatile cum suo phlegmate & oleo subtili. Acidum cum suo phlegmate & oleo grasso. Alkali, Carbones, Cineres, Sal. Animalitas. Volatile cum suo phlegmate & oleo subtili. Acidum cum suo phlegmate & oleo grasso. Alkali, Carbones, Cineres & Sal. Vegetabilitas. Volatile cum suo phlegmate & oleo subtili. Acidum cum suo phlegmate & oleo grasso. Alkali, Carbones, Cineres & Sal. Mineralitas. Spiritus acidus cum suo phlegmate. Oleum acidum corrosivum. Alkali, residua Terra & ejus Sal.
Tree of universal anatomy. Original logical page 215, misprinted 115; the preceding passage translates the full diagram.
Source: Aurea Catena Homeri (1723), Stiftung der Werke von C. G. Jung, Zürich; digitised by e-rara. Public-domain original. https://doi.org/10.3931/e-rara-3819
The Golden Chain of Homer: II.PREFACE · The Corruption and Anatomy of Things
1723 pp 215 [printed 115]TREE OF UNIVERSAL ANATOMY. THE UNIVERSAL: the volatile with its phlegm and subtle oil; the acid with its phlegm and thick oil; alkali, coals, ashes, salt. THE ANIMAL: the volatile with its phlegm and subtle oil; the acid with its phlegm and thick oil; alkali, coals, ashes, and salt. THE VEGETABLE: the volatile with its phlegm and subtle oil; the acid with its phlegm and thick oil; alkali, coals, ashes, and salt. THE MINERAL: acid spirit with its phlegm; corrosive acid oil; alkali, residual earth, and its salt.
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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.
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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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