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Brotherton Collection2
Cookery Collection1
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections1

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SubjectCount
medicine, magic, mystic, and spagiric25
alchemy13
chemistry8
medicine3
occultism3
saltpeter3
materia medica2
antimony1
gold1
incantations1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Glauber, Johann Rudolf (1604-1670)10
Paracelsus (1493-1541)3
Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus Von Hohenheim3
Bitiskius, Friedrich2
Borch, Oluf (1626-1690)2
Conring, Hermann, 1606-16812
Ali Puli1
Basilius Valentinus1
Ehrenreich, Barbara1
English, Deirdre1

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The works of the highly experienced and famous chymist, John Rudolph Glauber : containing great variety of choice secrets in medicine and alchymy, in the working of metallick mines, and the separation of metals : also various cheap and easie ways of making salt-petre, and improving barren-land and the fruits of the earth : together with many other things very profitable for all the lovers of art and industry

Glauber, Johann Rudolf (1604-1670); Packe, Christopher (fl. 1670-1711)

1689

In three parts; pt. 2 has special t.p: The second part of Glauber's works. The first century, or wealthy store-house of treasures. Being a general appendix to all his hitherto published works. Inclu...

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Witches, midwives and nurses : a history of women healers

Ehrenreich, Barbara; English, Deirdre

1974

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Folklig läkekonst

Tillhagen, Carl-Herman (1906-)

1962

Includes indexes. First published in 1958.

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Hermetis, Aegyptiorum, et chemicorum sapientia

Borch, Oluf (1626-1690)

1674

Includes index.

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The epistles of Ali Puli : circa 1700 AD

Ali Puli; Hamilton-Jones, J W

1951

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A cordiall water : a garland of odd & old receipts to assuage the ills of man or beast

Fisher, M F K (1908-1992)

1963, c1961

Originally published: Little, Brown, 1961.

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Aur. Philip. Theoph. Paracelsi Bombast ab Hohenheim... Opera omnia medico-chemico-chirurgica, tribus voluminibus comprehensa (v.1)

Paracelsus (1493-1541); Bitiskius, Friedrich

1658

"Fridericus Bitiskius lectori salutem" - preface of vol. 1. Vol. 2-3 have special title-pages; title page of vol. 2 reads: Aureoli Philippi Theophrasti Paracelsi... Operum volumen secundum opera che...

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Aur. Philip. Theoph. Paracelsi Bombast ab Hohenheim... Opera omnia medico-chemico-chirurgica, tribus voluminibus comprehensa (v.2)

Paracelsus (1493-1541); Bitiskius, Friedrich

1658

"Fridericus Bitiskius lectori salutem" - preface of vol. 1. Vol. 2-3 have special title-pages; title page of vol. 2 reads: Aureoli Philippi Theophrasti Paracelsi... Operum volumen secundum opera che...

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A study of Chinese alchemy

Johnson, Obed Simon

1928

Title in Chinese at head of t.-p. Foreword by E.T. Williams. Published also as thesis (Ph.D.) University of California.

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The triumphal chariot of antimony

Basilius Valentinus; Kerckring, Theodor (1640-1693); Waite, Arthur Edward (1857-1942)

1893

Additional engr. t.-p.

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Archidoxorum

Paracelsus (1493-1541)

1570

Title page in red and black. Colophon: Getruckt zu Basel, bey Samuel Apiario, in Kosten und Verlegung des ehrsamen Peter Perna, 1570.

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