Basil Valentine is the Anglicised version of the name Basilius Valentinus, ostensibly a 15th-century alchemist, possibly Canon of the Benedictine Priory of Saint Peter in Erfurt, Germany but more likely a pseudonym used by one or several 16th-century German authors. (From Wikipedia) More about Basilius Valentinus:
Associated authors:
- Synesius, of Cyrene, Bishop of Ptolemais
- Cable, Daniel
- Waite, Arthur Edward, 1857-1942
- Kerckring, Theodor, 1640-1693
- Hollandus, Johan Isaäc, active 15th century
- Bacon, Roger, 1214?-1294
| | Books by Basilius Valentinus: Basilius Valentinus: 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), also by Synesius of Cyrene, contrib. by Theodor Kerckring (multiple formats at archive.org) Basilius Valentinus: 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), trans. by Daniel Cable, contrib. by Johannes Thölde, Roger Bacon, and Johan Isaäc Hollandus (Gutenberg text and page images) Basilius Valentinus: The Triumphal Chariot of Antimony (London: James Elliott and Co., 1893), ed. by Arthur Edward Waite, contrib. by Theodor Kerckring (multiple formats at archive.org)
Additional books by Basilius Valentinus in the extended shelves: Basilius Valentinus: Basilius Valentinus, monk, of the Order of St. Bennet: his last will and testament Which being alone, he hid under a table of marble, behinde the high-altar of the Cathedral Church, in the Imperial City of Erford: leaving it there to be found by him, whom Gods providence should make worthy of it. Wherein, he sufficiently, declares the wayes he wrought to obtain the philosophers stone: which he taught unto his fellow collegians, so that they all attained the said philosophers stone, whereby not onely the leprous bodies of the impure, and inferior metals are reduced unto the pure and perfect body of gold and silver, but also all manner of diseases whatsoever are cured in the bodies of unhealthfull men, and kept thereby in perfect health unto the prolonging of their lives. A work long expected. (London : printed by W.B. for T. Davis, and are to be sold at his shop in St. Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Bible over against the little North door, 1658) (HTML at EEBO TCP) Basilius Valentinus: Currus triumphalis antimonii (James Elliott and Co., 1893), also by Theodor Kerckring (page images at HathiTrust) Basilius Valentinus: Douze clefs de philosophie (Chez Pierre Moët ..., 1660), also by Jean Gobille and Clovis Hesteau Nuisement (page images at HathiTrust) Basilius Valentinus: Fr. Basilii Valentini benedicter ordens von dem grossen stäin der vralten weysen maister, vnd artzneyen menschlicher gesundheyt (Bey Luca Jennis zu finden, 1625), also by Lucas Jennis, Johann Grasshoff, and Northeast Document Conservation Center (page images at HathiTrust) Basilius Valentinus: Haliographia de praeparatione, vsu, ac virtutibus omnium salium, mineralium, animalium, [et] vegetabilium, ex manuscriptis, [et] originalibus Fratris Basilii Valentini ... collecta. ([apud Andream Salmincium], 1644), also by Niccolo Tebaldini, Andrea Salmincio, and Colegio de la Compañía de Jesús (París) (page images at HathiTrust) Basilius Valentinus: Last will and testament of Basil Valentine, monke of the order of St. Bennet (Printed by S.G. and B.G. for Edward Brewster ..., 1671) (page images at HathiTrust) Basilius Valentinus: Occulta philosophia (Durch Johann Bringern, 1613), also by Hermes Trismegistus (page images at HathiTrust) Basilius Valentinus: Of natural & supernatural things also of the first tincture, root, and spirit of metals and minerals, how the same are conceived, generated, brought forth, changed, and augmented / [by] Basilius Valentinus ; translated out of high Dutch by Daniel Cable ; whereunto is added Frier Roger Bacon, Of the medicine or tincture of antimony; Mr. John Isaac Holland, his Work of Saturn; and Alex. Van Suchten, Of the secrets of antimony. (London : Printed and are to be sold by Moses Pitt, 1671), also by Daniel Cable, Roger Bacon, Johan Isaäc Hollandus, and Alexander von Suchten (HTML at EEBO TCP) Basilius Valentinus: Offenbahrung der verborgenen Handgriffe auff das Universal gerichtet (Erffurt : Jn Verleg. Johan Birckners Buchh. in Erff., im Jahr 1624., 1624), also by Johann Birckner and Cornelis Drebbel (page images at HathiTrust) Basilius Valentinus: Theodori Kerckringii doctoris medici Commentarius in Currum triumphalem Antimonii Basilii Valentini, à se latinitate donatum. (sumptibus Andreae Frisii, 1671), also by Theodor Kerckring, Francisco Guerra, Andreas Frisius, and Real Colegio de Cirugía de San Carlos (Madrid) (page images at HathiTrust) Basilius Valentinus: Theodori Kerckringii doctoris medici Commentarius in Currum triumphalem Antimonii Basilii Valentini, à se latinitate donatum. (apud Henricum Wetstenium, 1685), also by Theodor Kerckring, Francisco Guerra, and Hendrik Wetstein (page images at HathiTrust) Basilius Valentinus: Theodori Kerckringii doctoris medici Commentarivs in Cvrrvm trivmphalem antimonii Basilii Valentini (Sumptibus Andreae Frisii, 1671), also by Romeyn de Hooghe and Theodor Kerckring (page images at HathiTrust) Basilius Valentinus: Tripus aureus, hoc est, Tres tractatus chymici selectissimi (Ex chalcographia Pauli Iacobi :, 1618), also by Michael Maier, John Cremer, and Thomas Norton (page images at HathiTrust) Basilius Valentinus: Triumph-Wagen Antimonii. English ([Oxford : A. Lichfield], printed for Thomas Bruster, and are to be sold ... in London, 1660), also by 1600 or 1601- J. H. (John Harding) (HTML at EEBO TCP) Basilius Valentinus: Triumph-Wagen Antimonii. English (London : Printed for Dorman Newman ..., 1678), also by Theodor Kerckring (HTML at EEBO TCP) Basilius Valentinus: The triumphal chariot of antimony (J. Elliott, 1893), also by Arthur Edward Waite and Theodor Kerckring (page images at HathiTrust) Basilius Valentinus: The triumphal chariot of antimony. (J. Elliott and co., 1893), also by Arthur Edward Waite and Theodor Kerckring (page images at HathiTrust) Basilius Valentinus: Triumphant chariot of antimony (Printed for Dorman Newman ..., 1678), also by alchemist Synesius and Theodor Kerckring (page images at HathiTrust)
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