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Sammlung unterschiedlicher bewährter chymischer Schriften. Hand der Philosophen. Opus saturni. Opera vegetabilia. Opus minnerale. Cabala. De lapide philosophico. Von den Irrgängen derer Alchymisten
Hollandus, Johannes Isaac|Sendivogius, Michael
Only partial translations or excerpts exist. This is the first complete English translation.
The 1746 Vienna edition 'Sammlung unterschiedlicher bewährter chymischer Schriften' is a specific German compilation of alchemical works by Hollandus and Sendivogius. While individual treatises contained within it (such as 'Opus Saturni' and 'The Hand of the Philosopher') were translated into English in the 17th century or by the Restoration of Alchemical Manuscripts Society (R.A.M.S.) in the 1980s, no complete English translation of this specific 1746 German anthology exists as a single volume.
A Chymical Treatise of Isaac Hollandus, trans. Unknown (1659) [partial]
The Hand of the Philosopher; Opus Saturni; The Vegetable Work, trans. R.A.M.S. (1982) [partial]
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Unlock the secrets of the 'Hand of the Philosophers' in this legendary compendium of alchemical mastery. Discover how Johannes Isaac Hollandus transforms the base into the divine, revealing why lead—the 'stinking black earth'—holds the key to the ultimate universal medicine and the transmutation of the soul.
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