Mirror of Alchemy

Name: Alchimyspiegel: oder kurz entworffene Practick, der gantzen chimischen Kunst
Author: Morienus

Alchimyspiegel: oder kurz entworffene Practick, der gantzen chimischen Kunst

attr. Morienus

German

Morienus (attributed) c. 8th-10th century · published 1597

134 pages

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Alchemy Hermetica Mysticism Shwep Arabic Alchemy

First from German

English translations of this work exist from another source language, but this specific text has never been translated.

The work 'De compositione alchemiae' (often attributed to Morienus) is a well-known alchemical text that has been translated into English from Latin (e.g., the 1678 translation by Richard Russell). However, the specific 1597 edition in question is in German. No evidence was found of a direct translation from this German text into English. Therefore, while English translations of the underlying work exist, they are from different source languages (Latin), making this a 'first from source' case.

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Arabic Alchemy Alchemy Hermetica Mysticism

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Step into the secret world of Morienus, the legendary Jerusalem hermit who held the keys to the primordial wisdom of Hermes Trismegistus. This text reveals the bridge between divine piety and physical transformation, challenging readers to distinguish true natural philosophy from the deceptions of alchemical fraud.