Fountain of chymical philosophy

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  • Reference
    • GB 247 MS Ferguson 268
  • Dates of Creation
    • 16--
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • Sm. 4to. 12 folios. 20.4x15.8 cm. Unbound

Scope and Content

The fountain of chymical philosophy. [In English]. XVIIth century.
1. f1-11r The Fountain of Chymical Philosophy. Written in Latine by Eyrenaeus Philalethes. Printed in the year 1694. Tract the 3rd the fountain of Chymical Philosophy.
2. 11r-12r The First Gate Concerning Philosophical Calcination. Not Printed in the Dutch Edition of Ripley.
3. 12r-12v In the Preface of the Fame & Confession of the Fraternity of R.C. by Eugenius Philalethus. [Incomplete fragment.]
[This MS. is written in two different hands.]

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