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1 What Nature Is
German & Latin
1723 pp 1–2Das I. Capitel. Was die Natur sey.
The Golden Chain of Homer: 1 What Nature Is
1723 pp 1–21 What Nature Is
Chapter outline
Nature comprises the created world and its visible and invisible inhabitants.
God remains distinct from the created whole.
The author brackets the visible–invisible distinction because both have one created origin.
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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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