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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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10 the Tree of Dulcification and the Mineral Arcanum

German & Latin

1723 pp 366

Arbor de Dulcificatione, & Arcanum Minerale.

1723 pp 366

The Golden Chain of Homer: 10 the Tree of Dulcification and the Mineral Arcanum

1723 pp 366

10 the Tree of Dulcification and the Mineral Arcanum

Chapter outline

The tree and the passage through vegetable mediation

Quantity, measure, and the distinction between alteration and mere dilution

Preparation and conjunction of animal and vegetable spirits and acids

Dulcification of the mineral and objections about its principles

The watery vehicle and the identity of the original spirit

Fixation, volatility, and the inseparability of dissolvent and dissolved

Comparison of menstrua and criticism of fruitless extractions

The desired medicinal middle state and the author's final method

1723 pp 366

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.

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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.