The Mirror of Alchimy. E-book. Formato Mobipocket Roger Bacon   -  Ionlineshopping.Com, 2018  - 

The Mirror of Alchimy is a short alchemical manual, known in Latin as Speculum Alchemiae. Translated in 1597, it was only the second alchemical text printed in the English language. Long ascribed to Roger Bacon (1214-1294), the work is more likely the product of an anonymous author who wrote between the thirteenth and the fifteenth centuries. The Mirror of Alchimy is a translation of earlier works found in Latin and French. The earliest known manuscript copy is in Latin and dates from the fifteenth century. It was published as Speculum Alchemiae in Johannes Petreius' De alchimia. This was the first alchemical compendium, and was printed in Nuremberg in 1541.The volume also included five works attributed to Geber, the works of Calid and Ortolanus, and three other texts. On the title page the publisher describes the book as The mirror of alchimy, composed by the thrice-famous and learned fryer, Roger Bachon. Also a most excellent and learned discourse of the admirable force and efficacie of Art and Nature, written by the same Author. With certain other worthie treatises of the like argument. In the first chapter pseudo-Bacon describes alchemy as a science teaching how to make and compound a certain medicine, which is called Elixir, the which when it is cast upon metals or imperfect bodies, does fully perfect them in the very projection. The author then goes on to describe the seven metals and the method for creating the elixir. It is a short treatise broken into seven chapters, some of which are only a paragraph long: Of The Definitions Of Alchemy Of The Natural Principles, And Procreation Of Minerals Out Of What Things The Matter Of Elixir Must Be More Nearly Extracted Of The Manner Of Working, And Of Moderating, And Continuing The Fire Of The Quality Of The Vessel And Furnace Of The Accidental And Essential Colours Appearing In The Work How To Make Projection Of The Medicine Upon Any Imperfect Body

The Mirror of Alchimy. E-book. Formato Mobipocket Roger Bacon   -  Publisher S11838, 2018  - 

The Mirror of Alchimy written by Roger Bacon who was an English philosopher and Franciscan friar.  And now this book republish in ebook format. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy reading this book.