Philippus Theophrastus

Meaning

Philippus Theophrastus appears among the figures said to have lived in present or more recent times in the introductory authority catalogue. The two-word designation should remain distinct from the earlier bare Theophrastus in the same list. The source here supplies neither a work-title nor a biography, and its claim concerns alleged knowledge and possession of the art. The English retains the designation. This supporting entry preserves the exact lookup without using the name alone to establish a particular textual authorship or to validate the catalogue’s account of possession. The edition’s note n27 identifies Philippus Theophrastus as Paracelsus; that is an editorial identification, not additional evidence of his possession of the art.