Alchemy -- Religious aspects -- Early works to 1800
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Aula Lucis, or, The House of Light: A Discourse Written in the Year 1651 (London: Printed for William Leake, 1652), by Thomas Vaughan (multiple formats at archive.org)
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Filed under: Alchemy -- Early works to 1800- 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 (London: Printed for H. Faithorne, 1690), by Baro Urbigerus, illust. by William Faithorne (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Atalanta Fugiens, hoc est Emblemata Nova de Secretis Naturae Chymica (in Latin; Oppenheim, Germany: Ex Typ. H. Galleri, sumptibus J. Theodori de Bry, 1618), by Michael Maier
- Aurifontina Chymica: or, A Collection of Fourteen Small Treatises Concerning The First Matter of Philosophers, For The Discovery of Their (Hitherto So Much Concealed) Mercury, Which Many Have Studiously Endeavoured To Hide, But These To Make Manifest, For The Benefit of Mankind In General (London: W. Cooper, 1680), ed. by William Cooper, contrib. by John Frederick Houpreght, Bernard of Trevisan, Nicolas Flamel, George Ripley, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf Friedrich III, and Ramon Llull
- Basil Valentine His Triumphant Chariot of Antimony; With Annotations of Theodore Kirkringius, M.D.; With The True Book of the Learned Synesius, A Greek Abbot, Taken Out of the Emperour's Library, Concerning the Philosopher's Stone (London: Printed for D. Newman, 1678), by Basilius Valentinus and Synesius of Cyrene, contrib. by Theodor Kerckring (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Collectanea Chymica: A Collection of Ten Several Treatises in Chymistry, Concerning The Liquor Alkahest, The Mercury of Philosophers, and Other Curiosities Worthy The Perusal (London: W. Cooper, 1684), by Eirenaeus Philalethes, ed. by William Cooper, contrib. by Jean Baptiste van Helmont, Francis Anthony, Bernard of Trevisan, George Ripley, Roger Bacon, George Starkey, Hugh Plat, and H. V. D. (multiple formats at archive.org)
- De Alchimia Opuscula Complura Veterum Philosophorum (in Latin, with colored pages; ca. 1550)
- Lettre D'un Philosophe Sur Le Secret du Grand Oeuvre, Écrite au Sujet de Ce Qu'Aristée a Laissé Par Écrit à Son Fils, Touchant le Magistère Philosophique (in French; Paris: Laurent d'Houry, 1688), by Alexandre-Toussaint Limojon de Saint-Didier, ed. by Laurent d' Houry
- The Mirror of Alchimy (with additional treatises credited to Bacon or others (one of which is sometimes attributed to Simon of Cologne); London: Printed by for R. Oliue, 1597), by Roger Bacon, contrib. by Khālid ibn Yazīd al-Umawī and Simon of Cologne (at name.umdl.umich.edu)
- Nicholas Flammel, His Exposition of the Hieroglyphicall Figures Which he Caused to Bee Painted Upon an Arch in St. Innocents Church-yard, in Paris; Together with the Secret Booke of Artephius, and the Epistle of Iohn Pontanus, Concerning Both the Theoricke and the Practicke of the Philosophers Stone (London: Printed by T. Snodham for T. Walkley, 1624), by Nicolas Flamel, Artephius, and Joannes Pontanus, trans. by Eirenaeus Orandus
- Opera Omnia Chemica: Quotquot Hactenus Visa Sunt, Quorum Aliqua Jam Primum in Lucem Prodeunt, Aliqua MS. Exemplarium Collatione à Mendis et Lacunis Repurgata, Atque Integritati Restituta Sunt (in Latin; Casselis: Typ. J. Gentschii; Imp. S. Kohlers, 1649), by George Ripley, ed. by Ludwig Combach (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Practise of Chymicall, and Hermeticall Physicke, For the Preservation of Health (London: Printed by Thomas Creede, 1605), by Joseph Du Chesne, trans. by Thomas Tymme (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Reconditorium ac Reclusorium Opulentiae Sapientiaeque Numinis Mundi Magni, Cui Deditur in Titulum Chymica Vannus (bound with "Commentatio de Pharmaco Catholico" by Monte-Snyder; Amsterdam: J. Janssonium à Waesberge and E. Weyerstraet, 1666), contrib. by Joh. de Monte-Snyder
- Rosarium Philosophorum: Secunda Pars Alchimiae de Lapide Philosophico Vero Modo (in Latin; 1550)
- Weg-Weiser zum Verlohrnen Liecht und Recht: oder, Entdecktes Geheimnüss Beydes der Gottseligkeit und der Bossheit (in German; 1704), by Christianus Democritus (page images at HathiTrust)
- Anima Magica Abscondita: or, A Discourse of the Universall Spirit of Nature, With His Strange, Abstruse, Miraculous Ascent And Descent (published under "Eugenius Philalethes" pseudonym; London: Printed by T.W. for H.B., 1650), by Thomas Vaughan
- The Art Of Distillation: or, A Treatise of the Choicest Spagyrical Preparations, Experiments, and Curiosities, Performed By Way of Distillationl Together With The Description of The Choicest Furnaces and Vessels Used By Ancient and Modern Chymists, and The Anatomy of Gold and Silver; With The Chiefest Preparations and Curiosities Therof; Together With Their Vertues (London: Printed by E. Cotes for T. Williams, 1667), by John French (page images at loc.gov)
- Della Tramutatione Metallica Sogni Tre (in Italian; Brescia: P. M. Marchetti, 1599), by Giovanni Battista Nazari (page images at HathiTrust)
- Harmoniae Chymico-Philosophicae, Sive Philosophorum Antiquorum Consentientium Hactenus Quidem Plurimum Desideratorum, sed Nondum in Lucem Publicam Emissorum, Decas II (in Latin; Frankfurt: C. Eifrid, 1625), by Johann Rhenanus (page images at HathiTrust)
- One Hundred Fifty Three Chymical Aphorisms, Briefly Containing Whatsoever Belongs to the Chymical Science; To Which are Added, Some Other Phylosophick Canons or Rules Pertaining to The Hermetick Science. Made English (attributed sometimes to Jean and sometimes to Franciscus Helmont; London: Printed for the author and sold by W. Cooper and D. Newman, 1688), trans. by Christopher Packe, contrib. by Jean Baptiste van Helmont and Franciscus Mercurius van Helmont (page images at Google)
- Ripley Reviv'd (London: Printed for W. Cooper, 1678), by Eirenaeus Philalethes (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Syntagma Harmoniae Chymico-Philosophicae, Sive Philosophorum Antiquorum Consentientium, Hactenus Quidem Plurimum Desideratorum, sed Nondum in Lucem Publicam Editorum (in Latin; Frankfurt: C. Eifrid, 1625), by Johann Rhenanus (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Works of The Highly Experienced and Famous Chymist, John Rudolph Glauber (London: Printed by T. Milbourn, for the author, 1689), by Johann Rudolf Glauber, ed. by Christopher Packe (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Atalanta Fugiens (English translation from MS Sloane 3645 in the British library), by Michael Maier
- Basilius Valentinus, a Benedictine Monk, Of Natural and Supernatural Things ("Basilius Valentinus" believed to be Tholde in this book; with Bacon's Of the Medicine or Tincture of Antimony and Holland's Work of Saturn; from a 1671 edition), by Basilius Valentinus, trans. by Daniel Cable, contrib. by Johannes Thölde, Roger Bacon, and Johan Isaäc Hollandus (Gutenberg text and page images)
- Five Treatises of The Philosophers Stone: Two of Alphonso, King of Portugall, as It Was Written With His Own Hand, and Taken Out of His Closset, Translated Out of The Portuguez Into English: One of John Sawtre, A Monke, Translated Into English: Another Written by Florianus Raudorff, A German Philosopher, and Translated Out of The Same Language Into English: Also, a Treatise of The Names of The Philosophers Stone, by William Gratacolle, Translated Into English: To Which is Added, The Smaragdine Table (London: Printed by T. Harper, 1651 (date on title page is 1652)), by Henry Pinnell, John Sawtre, Florian Raudorf, Guglielmo Gratarolo, and King of Portugal Afonso V
- A Golden and Blessed Casket of Nature's Marvels, by Benedictus Figulus (HTML at alchemywebsite.com)
- The Hieroglyphic Monad, by John Dee (illustrated HTML at esotericarchives.com)
- Splendor Solis: Alchemical Treatises of Solomon Trismosin, Adept and Teacher of Paracelsus (London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co., ca. 1920), by Salomon Trismosin, ed. by J. K. (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The Art of Distillation (London: Printed by R. Cotes, sold by T. Williams, 1651), by John French
- The Hermetic and Alchemical Writings of Aureolus Philippus Theophrastus Bombast, of Hohenheim, called Paracelsus the Great: Now for the First Time Faithfully Translated into English (2 volumes; London: J. Elliott and Co., 1894), by Paracelsus, ed. by Arthur Edward Waite (page images at HathiTrust)
- Medicina Practica, or, Practical Physick Shewing the Method of Curing the Most Usual Diseases Happening to Humane Bodies (London: Printed for T. Howkins et al., 1692), ed. by William Salmon, contrib. by Hermes Trismegistus, Khālid ibn Yazīd al-Umawī, Jābir ibn Ḥayyān, Artephius, Nicolas Flamel, Roger Bacon, and George Ripley (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Ripley Revived, by Eirenaeus Philalethes (HTML at rexresearch.com)
- The Works of Thomas Vaughan: Eugenius Philalethes (1919), by Thomas Vaughan, ed. by Arthur Edward Waite (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Doctor Fludds Answer unto M. Foster (London: Printed for N. Butter, 1631), by Robert Fludd (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Reconditorium ac Reclusorium Opulentiae Sapientiaeque Numinis Mundi Magni, Cui Deditur in Titulum Chymica Vannus (bound with "Commentatio de Pharmaco Catholico" by Monte-Snyder; Amsterdam: J. Janssonium à Waesberge and E. Weyerstraet, 1666), contrib. by Joh. de Monte-Snyder
- The Book of Quinte Essence, or the Fifth Being (sometimes attributed to Hermes Trismegistus; based on 1866 and 1889 editions), ed. by Frederick James Furnivall, contrib. by Hermes Trismegistus (HTML at fiftywordsforsnow.com)
- The Practise of Chymicall, and Hermeticall Physicke, For the Preservation of Health (London: Printed by Thomas Creede, 1605), by Joseph Du Chesne, trans. by Thomas Tymme (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- The Works of The Highly Experienced and Famous Chymist, John Rudolph Glauber (London: Printed by T. Milbourn, for the author, 1689), by Johann Rudolf Glauber, ed. by Christopher Packe (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Collectanea Chemica: Being Certain Select Treatises on Alchemy and Hermetic Medicine (London: J. Elliot and Co., ca. 1893), by Arthur Edward Waite (HTML at sacred-texts.com)
- The Triumphal Chariot of Antimony (London: James Elliott and Co., 1893), by Basilius Valentinus, ed. by Arthur Edward Waite, contrib. by Theodor Kerckring (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The Hermetic and Alchemical Writings of Aureolus Philippus Theophrastus Bombast, of Hohenheim, called Paracelsus the Great: Now for the First Time Faithfully Translated into English (2 volumes; London: J. Elliott and Co., 1894), by Paracelsus, ed. by Arthur Edward Waite (page images at HathiTrust)
- An Easie and Safe Method for Curing The King's Evil; With Several Observations of Diet, Air, &c. Which May Be of Use and Service to People Afflicted With That Distemper (10th edition; London: A. Collins, 1716), by William Vickers (page images at NIH)
- Lexicon Alchemiae Sive Dictionarium Alchemisticum (in Latin; Frankfurt: Z. Palthenius, 1612), by Martin Ruland