The compound of alchymy. Or The ancient hidden art of archemie conteining the right & perfectest meanes to make the philosophers stone, aurum potabile, with other excellent experiments. Diuided into twelue gates. First written by the learned and rare philosopher of our nation George Ripley, sometime Chanon of Bridlington in Yorkeshyre: & dedicated to K. Edvvard the 4. Whereunto is adioyned his epistle to the King, his vision, his wheele, & other his workes, neuer before published: with certaine briefe additions of other notable writers concerning the same. Set foorth by Raph Rabbards Gentleman, studious and expert in archemicall artes.

The Hermetic museum, restored and enlarged: most faithfully instructing all disciples of the sopho-spagyric art how that greatest and truest medicine of the philosopher's stone may be found and held. Now first done into English from the Latin original published at Frankfort in the year 1678. Containing twenty-two most celebrated chemical tracts ...

Waite, Arthur Edward, 1857-1942.

Ed. by Arthur Edward Waite.Added t.-p., engr. Most of the tracts have special t.-p. or half-title.P...

Collectanea chymica.

Philalethes, Eirenaeus. Secret of the immortal liquor called Alkahest. Latin and English.
Helmont, Jean Baptiste van, 1577-1644. Praecipiolum.
Anthony, Francis, 1550-1623. Aurum-potabile.
Bernard, of Trevisan. De lapide philosophorum. English.
Ripley, George, d. 1490? Bosome-book.
Bacon, Roger, 1214?-1294. Speculum alchemiae. English.
Starkey, George, 1627-1665. Admirable efficacy and almost incredible virtue of true oyl.
Plat, Hugh, Sir, 1552-1611? Sundry new and artificial remedies against famine.
H. V. D. Tomb of Semiramis hermetically sealed.

January 1684

[6], 193, [4], 32 p.Each treatise (except the last) has special t.p. dated 1683. The last treatise h...

Basil Valentine his triumphant chariot of antimony : with annotations of Theodore Kirkringius, M.D. : with, The true book of the learned Synesius, a Greek abbot, taken out of the Emperour's library, concerning the philosopher's stone.

Basilius Valentinus.
Synesius, alchemist. Vray livre de la pierre philosophale. English.
Kerckring, Theodor, 1640-1693.

January 1678

Includes index.Errata: p. [16].Publisher's list, p. [2]."The true book of the learned Synesius" has ...

Ripley reviv'd, or, An exposition upon Sir George Ripley's hermetico-poetical works containing the plainest and most excellent discoveries of the most hidden secrets of the ancient philosophers, that were ever yet published / written by Eirenæus Philalethes ...

Philalethes, Eirenaeus.
Cooper, William, fl. 1668-1688.

January 1678

[539] p. in various pagingsAdded t.p. engraved.Each treatise has special t.p.Edited by W. Cooper.Rep...

Five treatises of the philosophers stone : two of Alphonso, king of Portugall, as it was written with his own hand, and taken out of his closset, translated out of the Portuguez into English : one of John Sawtre, a monke, translated into English : another written by Florianus Raudorff, a German philosopher, and translated out of the same language into English : also, A treatise of the names of the philosophers stone, by William Gratacolle, translated into English : to which is added, The smaragdine table /

Gratarolo, Guglielmo, 1516?-1568?
Raudorf, Florian.
Sawtre, John.
Pinnell, Henry.

H.P. may be Henry Pinnell. Not clear which Alphonso, King of Portugal is intended. See Hogart.Actual...

Aurifontina chymica, or, A collection of fourteen small treatises concerning the first matter of philosophers for the discovery of their (hitherto so much concealed) mercury which many have studiously endeavoured to hide, but these to make manifest for the benefit of mankind in general.

Houpreght, John Frederick.
Flamel, Nicolas, d. 1418.
Ripley, George, d. 1490?

January 1680

[26], 272 p.Dedication signed: John Frederick Houpreght.Includes: Nicolas Flamel's "Summary of philo...

Five treatises of the philosophers stone. Two of Alphonso King of Portugall, as it was written with his own hand, and taken out of his closset: translated out of the Portugez into English. One of John Sawtre a Monke, translated into English. Another written by Florianus Raudorff, a German philosopher, and translated out of the same language, into English. Also a treatise of the names of the philosophers stone, by William Gratacolle, translated into English. To which is added the Smaragdine Table. / By the paines and care of H.P.

Afonso V, King of Portugal, 1432-1481.
H. P.

[8], 72Signed on P. [5]: H. P.Thomason copy bound with other items from 1651.Annotation on Thomason ...

A new light of alchymie : taken out of the fountaine of nature, and manuall experience : to which is added a treatise of svlphvr /

Sędziwój, Michał, ca. 1556-ca. 1646.
French, John, 1616-1657.
Dorn, Gerhard, 16th cent. Dictionarium Paracelsi.
Paracelsus, 1493-1541. De natura rerum.

January 1650

Paging irregular.First published Prague, 1604. This English translation by John French is the first ...

An easie introduction to the philosophers magical gold : to which is added, Zor[o]asters cave : as also, John Pontanus Epistle upon the mineral fire, otherwise called, The philosophers stone /

Thor., George.
Pontanus, Johannes Isacius, 1571-1639. Epistola de lapide philosophorum.
Thor., George. Zoroaster's cave.

January 1667

1st published as Cheiragogia heliana, a manuduction to the philosopher's magical gold (London : Hump...

Entre littérature, science et politique : les œuvres alchimiques de Thomas Norton et George Ripley

Mairey, Aude

January 2011

The alchemical works of Thomas Norton (The Ordinal of Alchemy) and George Ripley (The Compound of Al...

Entre littérature, science et politique : les oeuvres alchimiques de Thomas Norton et George Ripley

Mairey, Aude

January 2011

International audienceThe alchemical works of Thomas Norton (The Ordinal of Alchemy) and George Ripl...

Theatrum chemicum britannicum : containing severall poeticall pieces of our famous English philosophers, who have written the hermetique mysteries in their owne ancient language /

Ashmole, Elias, 1617-1692.
Goddard, John, fl. 1645-1671.
Vaughan, Robert, 17th cent.
Cross, Thomas, fl. 1632-1682.

January 1652

Includes errata, p. [8] and [9] at end.Most of the 11 engraved ill. by Robert Vaughan are within bor...

A New Light Of Alchymy : Taken out of the Fountain Of Nature And Manual Experience

Se̜dziwój, Michał
Paracelsus

January 1674

Einheitssacht. d. beigef. Werkes: Tractatus de sulphure . - Neudr. d. Ausg. 1650Nine Books Of the Na...

Liquor alchahest, or, A discourse of that immortal dissolvent of Paracelsus & Helmont it being one of those two wonders of art and nature, which radically dissolves all animals, vegitables, and minerals into their principles, without being in the least alter'd, either in weight or activity, after a thousand dissolutions, &c. / Published by J.A. pyrophilus.

Starkey, George, 1627-1665.
J. A.,

January 1675

[30], 55 p.Attributed to George Starkey. Cf. NUC pre-1956.First edition.Errata: p. 55.Reproduction ...

The last vvill and testament of Basil Valentine, monke of the order of St. Bennet : which, being alone, he hid under a table of marble, behind the high-altar of the cathedral church, in the imperial city of Erford : leaving it there to be found by him, whom Gods providence should make worthy of it : to which is added two treatises, the first declaring his manual operations, the second shewing things natural and supernatural.

Basilius Valentinus.

January 1671

Signatures: A⁸ b⁴ B-V⁸ X⁴ Aa-Dd⁸ Ee-Ff⁴ Gg-Nn⁸.The folded woodcut plate before p. 1 is entitled: A t...

The Hermetic museum, restored and enlarged: most faithfully instructing all disciples of the sopho-spagyric art how that greatest and truest medicine of the philosopher's stone may be found and held. Now first done into English from the Latin original published at Frankfort in the year 1678. Containing twenty-two most celebrated chemical tracts ...

Waite, Arthur Edward, 1857-1942.

Ed. by Arthur Edward Waite.Added t.-p., engr. Most of the tracts have special t.-p. or half-title.P...

Collectanea chymica.

Philalethes, Eirenaeus. Secret of the immortal liquor called Alkahest. Latin and English.
Helmont, Jean Baptiste van, 1577-1644. Praecipiolum.
Anthony, Francis, 1550-1623. Aurum-potabile.
Bernard, of Trevisan. De lapide philosophorum. English.
Ripley, George, d. 1490? Bosome-book.
Bacon, Roger, 1214?-1294. Speculum alchemiae. English.
Starkey, George, 1627-1665. Admirable efficacy and almost incredible virtue of true oyl.
Plat, Hugh, Sir, 1552-1611? Sundry new and artificial remedies against famine.
H. V. D. Tomb of Semiramis hermetically sealed.

January 1684

[6], 193, [4], 32 p.Each treatise (except the last) has special t.p. dated 1683. The last treatise h...

Basil Valentine his triumphant chariot of antimony : with annotations of Theodore Kirkringius, M.D. : with, The true book of the learned Synesius, a Greek abbot, taken out of the Emperour's library, concerning the philosopher's stone.

Basilius Valentinus.
Synesius, alchemist. Vray livre de la pierre philosophale. English.
Kerckring, Theodor, 1640-1693.

January 1678

Includes index.Errata: p. [16].Publisher's list, p. [2]."The true book of the learned Synesius" has ...

Ripley reviv'd, or, An exposition upon Sir George Ripley's hermetico-poetical works containing the plainest and most excellent discoveries of the most hidden secrets of the ancient philosophers, that were ever yet published / written by Eirenæus Philalethes ...

Philalethes, Eirenaeus.
Cooper, William, fl. 1668-1688.

January 1678

[539] p. in various pagingsAdded t.p. engraved.Each treatise has special t.p.Edited by W. Cooper.Rep...

Five treatises of the philosophers stone : two of Alphonso, king of Portugall, as it was written with his own hand, and taken out of his closset, translated out of the Portuguez into English : one of John Sawtre, a monke, translated into English : another written by Florianus Raudorff, a German philosopher, and translated out of the same language into English : also, A treatise of the names of the philosophers stone, by William Gratacolle, translated into English : to which is added, The smaragdine table /

Gratarolo, Guglielmo, 1516?-1568?
Raudorf, Florian.
Sawtre, John.
Pinnell, Henry.

H.P. may be Henry Pinnell. Not clear which Alphonso, King of Portugal is intended. See Hogart.Actual...

Aurifontina chymica, or, A collection of fourteen small treatises concerning the first matter of philosophers for the discovery of their (hitherto so much concealed) mercury which many have studiously endeavoured to hide, but these to make manifest for the benefit of mankind in general.

Houpreght, John Frederick.
Flamel, Nicolas, d. 1418.
Ripley, George, d. 1490?

January 1680

[26], 272 p.Dedication signed: John Frederick Houpreght.Includes: Nicolas Flamel's "Summary of philo...

Five treatises of the philosophers stone. Two of Alphonso King of Portugall, as it was written with his own hand, and taken out of his closset: translated out of the Portugez into English. One of John Sawtre a Monke, translated into English. Another written by Florianus Raudorff, a German philosopher, and translated out of the same language, into English. Also a treatise of the names of the philosophers stone, by William Gratacolle, translated into English. To which is added the Smaragdine Table. / By the paines and care of H.P.

Afonso V, King of Portugal, 1432-1481.
H. P.

[8], 72Signed on P. [5]: H. P.Thomason copy bound with other items from 1651.Annotation on Thomason ...

A new light of alchymie : taken out of the fountaine of nature, and manuall experience : to which is added a treatise of svlphvr /

Sędziwój, Michał, ca. 1556-ca. 1646.
French, John, 1616-1657.
Dorn, Gerhard, 16th cent. Dictionarium Paracelsi.
Paracelsus, 1493-1541. De natura rerum.

January 1650

Paging irregular.First published Prague, 1604. This English translation by John French is the first ...

An easie introduction to the philosophers magical gold : to which is added, Zor[o]asters cave : as also, John Pontanus Epistle upon the mineral fire, otherwise called, The philosophers stone /

Thor., George.
Pontanus, Johannes Isacius, 1571-1639. Epistola de lapide philosophorum.
Thor., George. Zoroaster's cave.

January 1667

1st published as Cheiragogia heliana, a manuduction to the philosopher's magical gold (London : Hump...

Entre littérature, science et politique : les œuvres alchimiques de Thomas Norton et George Ripley

Mairey, Aude

January 2011

The alchemical works of Thomas Norton (The Ordinal of Alchemy) and George Ripley (The Compound of Al...

Entre littérature, science et politique : les oeuvres alchimiques de Thomas Norton et George Ripley

Mairey, Aude

January 2011

International audienceThe alchemical works of Thomas Norton (The Ordinal of Alchemy) and George Ripl...

Theatrum chemicum britannicum : containing severall poeticall pieces of our famous English philosophers, who have written the hermetique mysteries in their owne ancient language /

Ashmole, Elias, 1617-1692.
Goddard, John, fl. 1645-1671.
Vaughan, Robert, 17th cent.
Cross, Thomas, fl. 1632-1682.

January 1652

Includes errata, p. [8] and [9] at end.Most of the 11 engraved ill. by Robert Vaughan are within bor...

A New Light Of Alchymy : Taken out of the Fountain Of Nature And Manual Experience

Se̜dziwój, Michał
Paracelsus

January 1674

Einheitssacht. d. beigef. Werkes: Tractatus de sulphure . - Neudr. d. Ausg. 1650Nine Books Of the Na...

Liquor alchahest, or, A discourse of that immortal dissolvent of Paracelsus & Helmont it being one of those two wonders of art and nature, which radically dissolves all animals, vegitables, and minerals into their principles, without being in the least alter'd, either in weight or activity, after a thousand dissolutions, &c. / Published by J.A. pyrophilus.

Starkey, George, 1627-1665.
J. A.,

January 1675

[30], 55 p.Attributed to George Starkey. Cf. NUC pre-1956.First edition.Errata: p. 55.Reproduction ...

The last vvill and testament of Basil Valentine, monke of the order of St. Bennet : which, being alone, he hid under a table of marble, behind the high-altar of the cathedral church, in the imperial city of Erford : leaving it there to be found by him, whom Gods providence should make worthy of it : to which is added two treatises, the first declaring his manual operations, the second shewing things natural and supernatural.

Basilius Valentinus.

January 1671

Signatures: A⁸ b⁴ B-V⁸ X⁴ Aa-Dd⁸ Ee-Ff⁴ Gg-Nn⁸.The folded woodcut plate before p. 1 is entitled: A t...

The Hermetic museum, restored and enlarged: most faithfully instructing all disciples of the sopho-spagyric art how that greatest and truest medicine of the philosopher's stone may be found and held. Now first done into English from the Latin original published at Frankfort in the year 1678. Containing twenty-two most celebrated chemical tracts ...

Waite, Arthur Edward, 1857-1942.

Ed. by Arthur Edward Waite.Added t.-p., engr. Most of the tracts have special t.-p. or half-title.P...

Collectanea chymica.

Philalethes, Eirenaeus. Secret of the immortal liquor called Alkahest. Latin and English.
Helmont, Jean Baptiste van, 1577-1644. Praecipiolum.
Anthony, Francis, 1550-1623. Aurum-potabile.
Bernard, of Trevisan. De lapide philosophorum. English.
Ripley, George, d. 1490? Bosome-book.
Bacon, Roger, 1214?-1294. Speculum alchemiae. English.
Starkey, George, 1627-1665. Admirable efficacy and almost incredible virtue of true oyl.
Plat, Hugh, Sir, 1552-1611? Sundry new and artificial remedies against famine.
H. V. D. Tomb of Semiramis hermetically sealed.

January 1684

[6], 193, [4], 32 p.Each treatise (except the last) has special t.p. dated 1683. The last treatise h...

Basil Valentine his triumphant chariot of antimony : with annotations of Theodore Kirkringius, M.D. : with, The true book of the learned Synesius, a Greek abbot, taken out of the Emperour's library, concerning the philosopher's stone.

Basilius Valentinus.
Synesius, alchemist. Vray livre de la pierre philosophale. English.
Kerckring, Theodor, 1640-1693.

January 1678

Includes index.Errata: p. [16].Publisher's list, p. [2]."The true book of the learned Synesius" has ...

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