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Heinrich Khunrath’s Magnesia Catholica Philosophorum
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Magnesia Catholica Philosophorum · Printed Page 63
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p. 63(Darinnen SIE stets vnnd ohne vnterlas / durch vnd durch / vnaussprechlich wunderbarlich wircket /) auch aus der grossen Welt / wie forne gelehret / mit hindansetzung aller SPECIFICATION, CATHOLISCH geschieden vnnd componiret, vnd auch dem Philosopho, als sein SVBIECTVM NATVRALE debitum synopticè - Catholicon; darinnen er auff LAPIDEM Philosophorum Chymicè & Vniuersaliter laboriren, vnd daraus GOTTES wunderbare geheimnisse / so er darein gelegt / percontiren, contempliren, lernen vnd erkennen sol / an SEINEM Orte / vollkömlich dargestellet hat / Nemlich / mit der gleichē vber der Erden / waraus die Natur von anbegin der Weld her / jhrem vnwandelbaren stylo nach / gezeuget hat / vnd heutiges Tages in ALGEMEIN hoch zeuget / im
Heinrich Khunrath’s Magnesia Catholica Philosophorum: Magnesia Catholica Philosophorum
p. 63(wherein SHE works continually and without ceasing, through and through, unspeakably wonderfully) — out of the great World as well, as was taught above, separated and composed CATHOLICLY, with all SPECIFICATION set aside, and set out perfectly for the Philosopher too, in ITS own place, as his due Natural SVBIECTVM, synoptically-Catholicon: wherein he is to laborate Chymically and Universally upon the STONE of the Philosophers, and out of it to question, contemplate, learn and recognize GOD’S wonderful secrets which He has laid therein. Namely, with the like above the Earth, out of which Nature, from the beginning of the World, after her unchangeable manner, has begotten — and this day universally begets abundantly — in the
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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.
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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.