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Anonymous (traditionally attributed to Anton Joseph Kirchweger)

The Golden Chain of Homer

A New Translation from the German Edition of 1723

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8 the Anatomy of Plants

German & Latin

1723 pp 337–338

Anatomia Vegetabilium.

1723 pp 337–338

The Golden Chain of Homer: 8 the Anatomy of Plants

1723 pp 337–338

8 the Anatomy of Plants

Chapter outline

Separation of soft and hard vegetable subjects

Different proportions of principles and their claimed medicinal uses

Reunion and the volatile vegetable salt

Supplying missing principles from universal subjects

The principal subjects of the three kingdoms

The subtle oil, accidental differences, and the practitioner's task

1723 pp 337–338

About This Reading Edition

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.

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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This historical edition credits Diotimos Editions as its English translator.

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The supplied edition identifies the 1723 German source and historical diagrams as public-domain material. Its new English translation and editorial apparatus are published with the site owner’s authorization. The complete original files are retained unchanged.