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The Philosophical epitaph of W.C. Esquire : for a memento mori on his tomb-stone, with three hieroglyphical scutcheons and their philosophical motto's and explanation. With the philosophical Mercury, nature of seed and life, and growth of metalls, and a discovery of the immortal liquor alchahest : the salt of tartar volatized and other elixirs with their differences. Also, A brief of the golden calf, the worlds idol : discovering the rarest miracle in nature (p.[12], 37-56)

Archive Print Item: Early Science 2 1673/COO

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Title: The Philosophical epitaph of W.C. Esquire : for a memento mori on his tomb-stone, with three hieroglyphical scutcheons and their philosophical motto's and explanation. With the philosophical Mercury, nature of seed and life, and growth of metalls, and a discovery of the immortal liquor alchahest : the salt of tartar volatized and other elixirs with their differences. Also, A brief of the golden calf, the worlds idol : discovering the rarest miracle in nature (p.[12], 37-56)

Other titles: A brief of the golden calf; A briefe of the golden calf; The golden ass well managed and Midas restor'd to reason; A new chymical light; Jehior, aurora sapientiae; Aurora sapientiae; Jehior or the day dawning; The day-dawning or light of wisdom; Morning light of wisdom; A catalogue of chymical books

Level: Item

Classmark: Early Science 2 1673/COO

Additional creator(s): Cooper, William (fl. 1668-1688) (Other); Helvetius, Johann Friedrich (1709) (Other); Glauber, Johann Rudolf (1604-1670) (Other)

Related people: Cooper, William; Helvetius, Johann Friedrich; Glauber, Johann Rudolf

Publisher: Printed by T.R. and N.T. for William Cooper

Publication city: London

Date(s): 1673

Language: English

Size and medium: [20], 16, [16], 41, [15], 37-56, [20], 78, [32] p., [6] leaves of plates

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/241785

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991014113969705181

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Added t.p. engraved.


Each work has special t.p. and separate paging.


"A briefe of the golden calf or the world's idol... / written in Latin by Dr. Frederick Helvetius and printed at the Hague, 1666 ; and now Englished and abbreviated for the ease of the readers by W.C. Esquire."


"The golden ass well managed and Mydas restored to reason... / written at Amsterdam, 1669, by John Rodolph Glauber ... ; and translated out of Latin into English in briefer notes, 1670, by W.C. Esq."


"Jehior or the day dawning, or, Morning light of wisdom : contaning the three principles or originals of all things whatsoever."


W.C. are the initials of William Cooper. Cf. BM.


Wing C6062.

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Contains only The golden ass well-managed

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