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English Introduction · Branch 493 of 504
Short Glossary
The Golden Chain of Homer: Short Glossary
p. 493Related passages: I.2, I.8, II.5.
Weight
Pondus Gewicht. The proportion or measured quantity governing the conjunction of principles. Its role must be distinguished from the modern assumption that a single quantity suits every material.
Related passages: II.5.
Wine
Vinum Wein. A vegetable material whose spirit, acid and fixed parts provide repeated examples for separation, conjunction and the preparation of a quintessence.
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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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