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Heinrich Khunrath’s Magnesia Catholica Philosophorum
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Magnesia Catholica Philosophorum · Printed Page 137
Early New High German
p. 137dern Orte weitleufftiger von Mir gehandelt worden. Intelligenti sat.
Schliesse derowegen ferner / so lange bis das die jenigen in diesem Tractatu gesetzte HEVBTPVNCTA, vnd deroselben angedeutete CONFIRMATIONES (so an seinen Orten / da sie bey gelehrten doctrinæ filijs, vnnd Natur - erfahrnen vertrawten Philosophis in tentamine & examine gewesen / rechtschaffen pro & contra, wol herdurch gezogen / vnd gnugsam probiret worden / auch GOTT lob / tapffer bestanden seind) mit der Warheit des LIECHTS der NATVR niemals wiederleget vnd vmbgestossen / auch bessere vnnd gewissere an statt deroselben / mit bestande dawieder auffbracht seind / noch auffgebracht werden können: So behalten diese je billig den Platz /
Heinrich Khunrath’s Magnesia Catholica Philosophorum: Magnesia Catholica Philosophorum
p. 137-other place this has been handled by Me more at large. Intelligenti sat.
I conclude therefore further: so long as those HEAD-POINTS set down in this Treatise, and the CONFIRMATIONS of them there intimated — which, in their places, where they have stood in trial and examination before learned sons of Doctrine and Nature-experienced, trusted Philosophers, have been well drawn through, honestly pro & contra, and sufficiently proved, and have (GOD be praised) stoutly held their ground — are never refuted and overthrown by the Truth of the LIGHT of NATURE, and so long as better and more certain ones are neither brought up against them in their stead, and made to stand, nor can be brought up: so long do these ever justly keep the Field /
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Heinrich Khunrath’s Magnesia Catholica Philosophorum argues that alchemy has one universal subject, that this subject cannot be extracted from the metals, and that nothing in the work can begin without recognizing it. This complete reader begins with the supplied seven-part introduction and orientation, then presents every printed page of the 1599 German treatise opposite its new English translation.
Historical Text and Translation
The German reading text is a fresh diplomatic transcription from 600 dpi images of the Magdeburg copy printed by Johann Bötcher in 1599. It preserves Khunrath’s capitalization, word division, authorial marginal keys, glosses, errata, and three unnumbered closing pages: the errata leaf, owl emblem, and colophon.
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Diotimos Editions prepared the new English translation, introduction, notes, glossary, collation, and editorial apparatus. The translation follows Khunrath directly, retaining his technical vocabulary, changes of register, repetitions, rhetorical questions, and distinctions between German, Latin, and coined terms.
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Heinrich Khunrath’s 1599 German work is in the public domain. The 2026 English translation, introduction, notes, glossary, editorial arrangement, and related matter are original to this edition and remain © 2026 Diotimos.