The Art of Gold-making
Artis auriferae, quam chemiam vocant, volumen prium ... Turbam philosophorum. Artis auriferae, quam chemiam vocant, volumen secundum... De re metallica
First Complete Translation
Only partial translations or excerpts exist. This is the first complete English translation.
The 'Artis Auriferae' (1593), whose title translates to 'The Art of Gold-making', is a seminal alchemical anthology containing multiple distinct works. While several of its most significant constituent texts have been translated into English individually—most notably the 'Testamentum Morieni' by Lee Stavenhagen in 1974 and the 'Turba Philosophorum' by A.E. Waite in 1896—the complete multi-volume anthology has never been published as a single, unified English translation. Therefore, a translation of the entire 1593 collection would constitute the first complete English translation of the work.
A Testament of Alchemy: Being the Revelations of Morienus to Khalid ibn Yazid, trans. Lee Stavenhagen (1974) [complete] source
The Turba Philosophorum, or Assembly of the Sages, trans. A.E. Waite (1896) [partial]
The Rosary of the Philosophers, trans. Adam McLean (1980) [partial]
Aurora Consurgens: A Document Attributed to Thomas Aquinas on the Alchemical Problem of Opposites, trans. Marie-Louise von Franz (1966) [partial]
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Step into the forbidden laboratory of the 12th century with the first Latin translation of Arabic alchemy, a text that bridged the wisdom of the East with the burgeoning science of the West. Discover the 'Great Work'—a biological and spiritual odyssey to birth the Philosopher's Stone through the 'marriage' of Sun and Moon and the mystery of the 'Newborn King.'
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