The Royal Chemistry

Name: Basilica chymica
Author: Crollius, Oswaldus

Basilica chymica

Crollius, Oswaldus

Latin

Oswald Crollius 1609 · published 1658

892 pages

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First Modern Translation

Only antiquated translations exist. This is the first modern English translation.

Oswald Croll's 'Basilica Chymica' was translated into English in the 17th century, notably a partial translation of the preface by Henry Pinnell in 1657 and a complete translation titled 'Bazilica Chymica, & Praxis Chymiatricæ or Royal and Practical Chymistry' in 1670. No modern scholarly English translation (post-1900) was found in the catalogs, making a new translation the first modern one.

Related translations found:

Philosophy Reformed & Improved in Four Profound Tractates (Preface only), trans. Henry Pinnell (1657) [partial]

Bazilica chymica, & Praxis chymiatricæ, or, Royal and practical chymistry, trans. Anonymous (attributed to the circle of Johann Hartmann) (1670) [complete] source

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Step into the secret laboratory of the 17th century where alchemy meets the altar in Oswald Croll’s 'The Royal Chemistry.' This foundational text bridges the gap between divine grace and chemical fire, offering readers a radical blueprint for healing based on the hidden 'signatures' written into the fabric of nature.