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Europe, Asia and Africa as three world-parts

Europam; Asiam; Aphricam; Europa; Asia; Aphrica

The text’s historical cosmography divides the whole globe into Europe, Asia, and Africa, separated by the ocean.

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Nine Books on the Nature of Things

Attributed to Paracelsus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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Meaning

The text’s historical cosmography divides the whole globe into Europe, Asia, and Africa, separated by the ocean. It calls this a prefiguration of the three principles’ separability. The argument is analogical and theological; the three-part list should not be presented as a complete modern geography or as independent evidence for the material composition of every earthly thing.

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  1. Book 8 · Separation · Passage 10Latin“Europam scilicet Asiam & Aphricam”