| Author |
Bacon, Roger, 1214?-1294 |
| Title |
The Mirror of Alchimy
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| Note |
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mirror_of_Alchimy
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 52.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
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| Contents |
The preface -- The Mirror of Alchimy, composed by the famous Fryer, Roger Bachon, sometime fellow of Martin Colledge, and Brasen-nose Colledge in Oxenforde -- The Smaragdine Table of Hermes Trismegistus -- A briefe Commentarie of Hortulanus the Philosopher, vpon the Smaragdine Table of Hermes of Alchimy -- The Booke of the Secrets of Alchimie, composed by Galid the sonne of Iazich, translated out of Hebrew into Arabick, and out of Arabick into Latine, and out of Latin into English -- An excellent discourse of the admirable force and efficacie of Art and Nature, written by the famous Frier Roger Bacon, Sometime fellow of Merton Colledge, and afterward of Brasen-nose in Oxford.
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| Credits |
E-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
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| Summary |
"The Mirror of Alchimy" by Roger Bacon is a historical treatise on the art of alchemy, written in the late 16th century. This work presents a blend of philosophical insights and practical instructions, exploring the transformation of base metals into gold and the quest for the elusive philosopher's stone. Through its chapters, the text delves deep into the definitions of alchemy, the nature of minerals, the process of creating elixirs, and the allegorical connections to nature and art. The opening of the book introduces alchemy as an ancient and noble science, shrouded in riddles and obscured language by earlier philosophers. Bacon emphasizes the importance of focusing on specific chapters that detail the transmutation of metals and the preparation of the elixir. He begins with definitions, explaining key concepts and processes, such as the principles of alchemy that involve the transformation of various metals and the generative causality of minerals. The text serves as a guide for practitioners, detailing the essential components, methods, and the philosophical underpinnings necessary to understand and engage in the alchemical process. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
BF: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Psychology, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis
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| Subject |
Occultism -- Early works to 1900
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| Subject |
Alchemy -- Early works to 1800
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
58393 |
| Release Date |
Dec 1, 2018 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Jun 15, 2020 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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