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10 the Tree of Dulcification and the Mineral Arcanum
German & Latin
1723 pp 366Arbor de Dulcificatione, & Arcanum Minerale.
The Golden Chain of Homer: 10 the Tree of Dulcification and the Mineral Arcanum
1723 pp 36610 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
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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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