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7 the Anatomy of Animals
German & Latin
1723 pp 319–321Anatomia Animalium.
The Golden Chain of Homer: 7 the Anatomy of Animals
1723 pp 319–3217 the Anatomy of Animals
Chapter outline
Putrefaction, the animal parts, and the author's reported apparitions
Separation of liquid subjects into volatile, vinegar, oil, and coal
The required order of reunion and the role of phlegm
Hard parts and two abbreviated methods
The different aims of nature and art
Purification by flame and reunion in stated proportions
Retention of oil and preparation in quantity
Vinegar as mediator and transition to plants
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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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