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Aphorismi Urbigerani, or, Certain rules, clearly demonstrating the three infallible ways of preparing the grand elixir, or circulatum majus of the philosophers : discovering the secret of secrets, and detecting the errors of vulgar chymists in their operations. Contain'd in one hundred and one aphorisms, to which are added The three ways of preparing the vegetable elixir, or, Circulatum minus

Archive Print Item: Early Science 2 1690/URB

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Title: Aphorismi Urbigerani, or, Certain rules, clearly demonstrating the three infallible ways of preparing the grand elixir, or circulatum majus of the philosophers : discovering the secret of secrets, and detecting the errors of vulgar chymists in their operations. Contain'd in one hundred and one aphorisms, to which are added The three ways of preparing the vegetable elixir, or, Circulatum minus

Other titles: Circulatum minus Urbigeranum, or, The philosophical elixir of vegetables; Certain rules, clearly demonstrating the three infallible ways of preparing the grand elixir

Level: Item

Classmark: Early Science 2 1690/URB

Creator(s): Urbigerus, Baro (pseud )

Additional creator(s): Faithorne, William (1616-1691) (Other); Borghese (Other); Siebenb, C de (Other); Siebenburg, C de (Other)

Related people: Faithorne, William; Borghese; Siebenb, C. de; Siebenburg, C. de

Publisher: Printed for Henry Faithorne

Publication city: London

Date(s): 1690

Language: English

Size and medium: [9], 51, [9], 61-86 p

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/242048

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991014125319705181

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Engraved allegorical frontispiece signed: W.F. [i.e. William Faithorne].


"Circulatum minus Urbigeranum, or, The philosophical elixir of vegetables" (p. [53]-86) has special t.p. and continuous paging.


Baro Urbigerus is a pseudonym; the author's name is said to be Borghese, or C. de Siebenb or Siebenburg.


Wing A3528.

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