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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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1723 scan 453–454

pag. 371. lin. 18. nach animale add. und acidum. pag. 372. lin. 30. nach præpariret add. was zu der dulcification der Corrosiven nöthig ist. ib. lin. ult. pro komme leg. unterschieden ist. pag. 375. lin. 2. 3. et 4. pro den Spiritum et acidum urinæ / so dann Spiritum vini et acidum vegetabile leg. den Spiritum ex urina dem Spiritu vini et acido vegetabili. pag. 378. lin. 17. pro rariret leg. variiret. pag. 379. lin. ult. nach und Krafft add. durch. pag. 380. lin. 3. nach erhöhet leg. werde. pag. 381. lin. 27. pro Sal leg. Nitrum. pag. 383. lin. 14. et 15. pro daß es doch in demselben grad noch gleiches leg. daß es durch ein demselben grad nach gleiches. Pag. 386. lin. 15. pro alle alcalia leg. alle salia alcalia. Pag. 387. lin. 17. pro mit dem alcali leg. mit dem volatili. Pag. 388. lin. 3. pro mineral menstruum ubiquoticum seye leg. mercurial menstruum seyn. Pag. 389. lin. 23. et 24. pro ablationem leg. ablutionem. Pag. 390. lin. 6. pro euch leg. auch. ibid. lin. 25. pro und leg. oder. Pag. 398. lin. 18. pro Derowegen leg. Ich will dem Liebhaber / was die Universal Medicin oder den Lapidem Philosophorum betrifft / noch zu gefallen seyn / und ihme ohne Umschweiff / ohne dunckele Rede dieses geben. Derowegen etc. Pag. 399. lin. 19. del. oder Spiritus. ENDE.

1723 scan 453–454

The Golden Chain of Homer: Original Variant Readings and Corrections

1723 scan 453–454

Page 371, line 18, after “animal,” add “and acid.” Page 372, line 30, after “prepared,” add “what is necessary for sweetening the corrosives”; last line, read “is distinguished” for “comes.” Page 375, lines 2–4: “the spirit from urine to the spirit of wine and vegetable acid” for “the spirit and acid of urine, then spirit of wine and vegetable acid.” Page 378, line 17: correct rariret to variiret, “varies.” Page 379, last line, after “and power,” add “through.” Page 380, line 3, after “raised,” read “be.” Page 381, line 27: “nitre” for “salt.” Page 383, lines 14–15: “that it through something equal to it in degree” for “that it nevertheless in the same degree still something equal.” Page 386, line 15: “all alkaline salts” for “all alkalis.” Page 387, line 17: “with the volatile” for “with the alkali.” Page 388, line 3: “to be a mercurial menstruum” for “to be a ubiquitous mineral menstruum.” Page 389, lines 23–24: “washing” for “removal.” Page 390, line 6: “also” for “you”; line 25, “or” for “and.” Page 398, line 18, replace “Therefore” with “I will further oblige the enthusiast concerning the universal medicine or philosophers’ stone, and give him this without circumlocution or obscure speech. Therefore,” and so forth. Page 399, line 19: delete “or spirit.” END.

1723 scan 453–454

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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