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Glauber, Johann Rudolf (1604-1670)11
Grew, Nehemiah (1641-1712)6
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Becher, Johann Joachim (1635-1682)4
Harris, Walter4
Harris, Walter (1647-1732)4
Lemery, Nicolas (1645-1715)4
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Institutiones chimicæ prodromæ, id est, Joannis Joachimi Becheri... Oedipus chimicus obscuriorum terminorum & principiorum chimicorum, mysteria aperiens & resolvens : Opusculum, omnibus medicinæ & chimiæ studiosis, lectu perquam utile & necessarium

Becher, Johann Joachim (1635-1682)

1664

"There were two editions of this book in 1664, one of which appeared at Amsterdam and the other one at Frankfurt... It may be supposed that the Frankfurt edition is the original and the Amsterdam edit...

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Miracula & mysteria chymico-medica libris quinque (quorum summam pagina versa exhibet) enucleata

Müller, Philipp (1585-1659); Béguin, Jean; Sendivogius, Michael (1566-1636)

1623

The Tyrocinium chymicum is by Jean Béguin and the Novum lumen chymicum by Michael Sendivogius.

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Lexicon chymicum : Cum obscuriorum verborum, et rerum hermeticarum, tum phrasium Paracelsicarum, in scriptis ejus: et aliorum chymicorum, passim occurrentium, planam explicationem continens

Johnson, William (fl. 1652-1678)

1652-53

Pt. II has separate t.p. with subtitle: Continens vocabula chimica in priore libro omissa, multis vocabulorum chymicorum characteribus adjectis e Basilio Valentino, Theophrasto Paracelso, Oswaldo Crol...

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Alchemiae, quam vocant, artisque metallicae, doctrina, certus̀q; modus, scriptis tùm novis, tùm veteribus, duobus his voluminibus comprehensus. Quorum elenchum à praefatione reperies

Gratarolo, Guglielmo (1516?-1568?); Savonarola, Michele (1385?-1466?)

1572

Earlier ed. (1561) has title: Verae alchemiae artisque metallicae, citra aenigmata, doctrina, certusque modus. Edited by Guglielmo Gratarolo. Includes index. Contents: vol. I. Secretioris physic...

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Rerum chymicarum epistolica forma ad philosophos et medicos quosdam in Germania excellentes descriptarum

Libavius, Andreas (1616)

1595

A third volume was published in 1599 -- Cf. Dictionary of scientific biography, VIII, p. 309-312. Signatures: *8-2*8 A-T8 (T8 blank); dagger8-2 dagger8 (2 dagger8 blank) a-z8 Aa-Pp8 Qq4. Vol. 2 ha...

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Alchymia Andreae Libavii, recognita, emendata, et aucta : tum dogmatibus & experimentis nonnullis : tum commentario medico physico chymico : qui exornatus est variis instrumentorum chymicorum picturis; partim aliunde translatis, partim planè novis... : praemissa defensione artis : opposita censurae Parisianae

Libavius, Andreas (1616)

1506 [i. e. 1606]

Pictorial titlepage, engraved; head- and tailpieces, initials. At head of titles: D.O.M.A. Parts [2] and [3] have special title pages: Commentariorum alchymiae... pars prima[-secunda], with engrav...

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Progymnasmata alchemiae, sive Problemata chymica, nonaginta & una quaestionibus dilucidata : cum Lapidis philosophici vera conficiendi ratione

Ruland, Martin (1532-1602); Ruland, Martin (1569-1611)

1607

Title vignette. "Dedicatio" signed: Martinus Rulandt. Also attributed to Martin Ruland, the younger. Cf. Bib. not. cat.

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Opus medico-chymicum: continens tres tractatus sive basilicas : quorum prior inscribitur Basilica medica. Secundus Basilica chymica. Tertius Basilica philosophica (v.1)

Mylius, Johann Daniel (1585-)

1618-30

Engraved title page; first special title page has woodcut printer's device, second has engraved vignette, third has different engraved vignette. Book 7 of Basilica chymica has separate pagination an...

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Opus medico-chymicum: continens tres tractatus sive basilicas : quorum prior inscribitur Basilica medica. Secundus Basilica chymica. Tertius Basilica philosophica (v.2)

Mylius, Johann Daniel (1585-)

1618-30

Engraved title page; first special title page has woodcut printer's device, second has engraved vignette, third has different engraved vignette. Book 7 of Basilica chymica has separate pagination an...

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Les elemens de chymie

Béguin, Jean; Roy, Jean Lucas de

1624

Title vignette.

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