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Of Natural and Supernatural Things Also of the first Tincture, Root, and Spirit of Metals and Minerals, how the same are Conceived, Generated, Brought forth, Changed, and Augmented.
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28 totalBASILIUS VALENTINUS, - A - BENEDICTINE MONK, - OF - NATURAL & SUPERNATURAL - THINGS. - ALSO, - Of the first Tincture, Root, and Spirit of METALS and MINERALS, how the same are Conceived, Generated, Brought forth, Changed, and Augmented. - Whereunto is added, Frier Roger Bacon, of the Medicine or Tincture of Antimony; Mr. John Isaac Holland, his Work of Saturn, and Alex. Van Suchten, of the Secrets of Antimony. - Translated out of High Dutch by Daniel Cable. - LONDON,
BASILIUS VALENTINUS, - A - Benedictine Monk, - OF - NATURAL & SUPERNATURAL - THINGS. - ALSO, - Of the first Tincture, Root, and Spirit of METALS and MINERALS, how the same are Conceived, Generated, Brought forth, Changed, and Augmented. - Translated out of High Dutch by Daniel Cable. - Whereunto is added - Alex. Van Suchten - OF THE - SECRETS of ANTIMONY. - Translated out of High Dutch by D. C. a Person of great Skill in Chymistry. - LONDON,
Basilius Valentinus, - OF - Natural and Supernatural Things.
Chap. I.
Chap. II. - Of the first Tincture and Roots of Metals.
Chap. III. - Of the Spirit of Mercury.
Chap. IV. - Of the Spirit of Copper.
Chap. V. - Of the Spirit and Tincture of Mars.
Chap. VI. - Of the Spirit of Gold.
Hereunto I add a short process:
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In this early‑modern treatise a Benedictine monk turns his scholarly gaze toward the hidden life of metals and minerals, proposing that every stone possesses a spiritual root and a “first tincture” that can be coaxed into transformation. Drawing on both theological reflection and the burgeoning language of chemistry, he argues that the visible world and the unseen realm are intertwined, urging listeners to consider how faith and observation together reveal nature’s deeper currents.
The work weaves together discussions of alchemical practice—especially the mysteries of antimony—with biblical allusions and classical ideas about angels and divine agency. Readers will encounter the author’s earnest attempt to map out a framework where mystical insight and experimental technique coexist, offering a fascinating glimpse into the mindset of seventeenth‑century thinkers on the cusp of modern science.
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Of Natural and Supernatural Things Also of the first Tincture, Root, and Spirit of Metals and Minerals, how the same are Conceived, Generated, Brought forth, Changed, and Augmented. Also of the first Tincture, Root, and Spirit of Metals and Minerals, how the same are Conceived, Generated, Brought forth, Changed, and Augmented.
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en
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~2 hours (168K characters)
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Project Gutenberg
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Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2008-08-17
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the author
Basilius Valentinus
Shrouded in mystery, this legendary alchemist may have been less a single man than a name used for influential German chemical writings. The books linked to Basilius Valentinus helped carry alchemy toward early chemistry and medicine.
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