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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 337–338Anatomia Vegetabilium.
The Golden Chain of Homer: 8 the Anatomy of Plants
1723 pp 337–3388 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
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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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