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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 Dulcificationis. Volatile. Animale: Spir. [Urinae]. Vegetabile: Spir. vini. Acidum. Animale: [Acetum] urinae. Vegetabile: [Acetum] vini. Alcali. Minerale corrosivum. Spiritus seu Oleum seu [Sal] eorum corrosivum.

Tree of dulcification. Original printed page 366; its labels are translated in the preceding passage.

Tree of dulcification. Original printed page 366; its labels are translated in the preceding passage.

Source: Aurea Catena Homeri (1723), Stiftung der Werke von C. G. Jung, Zürich; digitised by e-rara. Public-domain original. https://doi.org/10.3931/e-rara-3819

1723 pp 366

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

1723 pp 366

TREE OF DULCIFICATION. THE VOLATILE: animal—spirit of urine; vegetable—spirit of wine. THE ACID: animal—vinegar of urine; vegetable—vinegar of wine. THE ALKALI: corrosive mineral; spirit or oil, or their corrosive salt.

1723 pp 366

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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.

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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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