On Alchemy
De alchemia. De investigatione perfectionis metallorum. Summae perfectionis metallorum. De inventione veritatis. De fornacibus construendis. Speculum alchimiae. Correctorium alchimiae. Rosarius minor. Liber secretorum alchemiae. Tabula smaragdina. Super tabulam smaragdinam Hermetis commentarius
Geber|Bacon, Roger|Richardus Anglicus|Calid|Hermes Trismegistus|Hortulanus
First Complete Translation
Only partial translations or excerpts exist. This is the first complete English translation.
The 1541 Petreius edition is a famous alchemical anthology containing works by Geber, Roger Bacon, Richardus Anglicus, and others. While nearly all of the individual treatises within this volume have been translated into English independently (e.g., Geber by Richard Russell in 1678, Roger Bacon in 1597, and the Rosarium Philosophorum in 1980), there is no record of a complete English translation of the entire 1541 compilation as a single, unified work.
The Mirror of Alchimy (Translation of Bacon's Speculum Alchemiae), trans. Anonymous (1597) [partial]
The Works of Geber, the Most Famous Arabian Prince and Philosopher (Translations of Geber's treatises), trans. Richard Russell (1678) [partial]
The Rosary of the Philosophers (Translation of Rosarium Philosophorum), trans. Adam McLean (Editor) (1980) [partial]
The Summa Perfectionis of Pseudo-Geber: A Critical Edition, Translation, and Study, trans. William R. Newman (1991) [partial]
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Step into the laboratory of the Middle Ages with a definitive compendium that bridges the gap between ancient mysticism and empirical science. Uncover the secrets of the Great Elixir and learn how the legendary 'Doctor Mirabilis' Roger Bacon and the master Geber sought to 'cure' the imperfections of base metals to reveal the gold within.
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