Collectanea chemica : being certain select treatises on alchemy and hermetic medicine

Folger bibliographic ID: 83044
Folger call number: QD25.A2 C7 1963
Folger holdings ID: 85134

General notes

"The hermetic traits comprised in this volume are printed from a quarto manuscript (itself a transcript from an older but now untraceable work) belonging to the celebrated collection of the late Mr. Frederick Hockley."

Contents

The secret of the immortal liquor called alkahest, or ignis-aqua / Eirenaeus Philalethes [psued.] -- Aurum potabile, or, The receipt of Dr. Fr. Antonie -- The admirable efficacy and almost incredible virtue of true oil which is made of sulphur vive set on fire and commonly called oil of sulphur per campanam / G. Starkey -- The stone of the philosphers : embracing the first matter and the dual process for the vegetable and metallic tinctures -- The bosom book of Sir George Ripley -- Preparations of the sophic mercury ... / written by Eireneaus Philalethes [pseud.]

Extended title: Collectanea chemica : being certain select treatises on alchemy and hermetic medicine / by Eirenaeus Philalethes [psued.] Dr. Francis Antony, George Starkey, Sir George Ripley, and anonymous unknown
Alternate titles: Stone of the philosophers

Alchemy

associated with: Philalethes, Eirenaeus
associated with: Anthony, Francis, 1550-1623
associated with: Starkey, George, 1627-1665
associated with: Ripley, George, -1490?