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Heinrich Khunrath’s Magnesia Catholica Philosophorum
The 1599 German text with a new English translation, introduction, glossary, and notes.
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Closing Leaves · Errata
Early New High German
ErrataE R R A T A Sic restituantur. Liß Pagina
8. Artis, für Arris, in margine. 11. Vniuersal, für vniuersal, linea vltima. 12. aliâs hoc, lin. 9. Ibidem, huius, für huis, lin. 22. 14. vnfeilbare/ für vnfeilhare / in marg. 16. viel mehr/ lin. 16. 38. ein für eln. lin. 16. 51. Materialium für Metallorum. lin. 20. 53. Catholisch verborgen / lin. 21. 69. Recht præparirte Sal Tartarij vnd Sal. Armeniacs.† in marg. 74. etliche erwehnte. *lin. 8.A§ 105. nun für nuu. lin. 17.* 116. Sulphur, Sal vnd Mercurius. lin. 18. 129. Das gleich SIE das ausserwehl- te. lin. 16. 132. familiarem/ für familiaren / lin. 21. 140 Christlicher/ für Christncher. lin. 19. 142. literas für literæ, lin. 19. 143. Philosophisch. für Phllosophisch. / lin. 11. 154. Mundana, für Muudana, in marg. 160.** sonderlich bey in der Natur. lin. vltim.
Heinrich Khunrath’s Magnesia Catholica Philosophorum: Closing Leaves
ErrataE R R A T A Let them be restored thus. Read Page
8. Artis, for Arris, in the margin. 11. Vniuersal, for vniuersal, last line. 12. aliâs hoc, line 9. In the same place, huius for huis, line 22. 14. vnfeilbare / for vnfeilhare /, in the margin. 16. viel mehr /, line 16. 38. ein for eln, line 16. 51. Materialium for Metallorum, line 20. 53. Catholisch verborgen /, line 21. 69. Rightly prepared Sal Tartarij and Sal Armeniac[i],† in the margin. 74. etliche erwehnte, line 8.A§ 105. nun for nuu, line 17. 116. Sulphur, Sal and Mercurius, line 18. 129. Das gleich SIE das ausserwehl- te, line 16. 132. familiarem / for familiaren /, line 21. 140 Christlicher / for Christncher, line 19. 142. literas for literæ, line 19. 143. Philosophisch. for Phllosophisch. /, line 11. 154. Mundana for Muudana, in the margin. 160. sonderlich bey in der Natur, last line.
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Socrates will begin with this book and its sources.About This Reading Edition
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.
About Diotimos Editions
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.