George Ripley, The Compound of Alchemy (1591)
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Date
15910
Author
Book title
The Compound of Alchymy: Or The ancient hidden Art of Archemie: Conteining the right & perfectest meanes
to make the PHILOSOPHERS STONE, Aurum potabile, with other excellent Experiments. Diuided into twelue Gates
Publication place
London
Printer
Thomas Orwin
Transcription source
EEBO/TCP
Text type
printed book
Genre
Other
Subject area
alchemy
Summary
The twelve steps in the making of the Philosopher's Stone.
Language
headwords: English
explanations: English
explanations: English
explanations: English
explanations: English
Word-group
type: topical
Word-entry
type: gloss
sample: SEperation doth each part from other diuide, The subtile from the grosse, the thick from the thinn But Seperation manuall looke thou set a side, For that pertaines to fooles that little good doth winn, But in our Seperation Nature doth not blinn, Making diuision of qualities elementall, Into a fift degree till they be turned all. .... And Seperation is called by Philosophers definition, Of the saide foure elements terraptatiue dispersion.
sample: SEperation doth each part from other diuide, The subtile from the grosse, the thick from the thinn But Seperation manuall looke thou set a side, For that pertaines to fooles that little good doth winn, But in our Seperation Nature doth not blinn, Making diuision of qualities elementall, Into a fift degree till they be turned all. .... And Seperation is called by Philosophers definition, Of the saide foure elements terraptatiue dispersion.
STC
21057
