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L'Elixir des philosophes

The Elixir of the Philosophers

L'Elixir des philosophes

John XXII (pope)

French

Anonymous (Pseudo-John XXII) c. 15th century · published 1557

244 pages

Alchemy Shwep Natural Philosophy Medicine Grimoire Tradition Paracelsian Medicine

First Translation

No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.

Extensive searches across multiple library catalogs, academic databases, and digital archives yielded no evidence of an English translation of the 1557 French text 'L'Elixir des philosophes' attributed to Pope John XXII. The work is widely considered pseudepigraphical and obscure, and no record of a complete or partial English translation was found in any of the consulted sources.

Verified Mar 31, 2026 via local catalogs, open library, google books, internet archive, openalex · methodology

Alchemy Natural Philosophy & Science Medicine & Natural History The Grimoire Tradition

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Step into the secret laboratory of a medieval Pope and unlock the 'Art Transmutatory'—a forgotten science where lead is transformed into the Sun and mercury into the Moon. This 16th-century treatise reveals the 'Elixir' not just as a chemical compound, but as the very soul required to bring dead metals back to divine perfection.

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Printer's mark of Macé Bonhomme featuring Hercules battling the Hydra within an ornate cartouche.

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Woodcut illustration of an arm emerging from a vessel and dripping liquid into a bowl.

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Printer's mark of Macé Bonhomme featuring a winged figure slaying a monster within an ornate cartouche.

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Printer's mark of Macé Bonhomme featuring a winged figure slaying a monster within an ornate cartouche.

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Printer's mark of Macé Bonhomme featuring a winged figure slaying a monster within an ornate cartouche.

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Woodcut diagram of an alchemical distillation apparatus

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Woodcut diagram of a tall, cylindrical alchemical furnace with a conical lid and air vents.

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Woodcut illustration of an alchemical sublimatory vessel.

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Roger Bachon de l'admirable pouvoir et puissance de l'art & de nature, ou est traicté de la pièrre philosophalevia Roger Bacon Sammlung Alchymistischer Schriften (German MS 3)via The Philosophers Iohannis Saresberiensis policraticus de nugis curialium et vestigiis philosophorum continens libros octovia John XXII

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