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Wheeled war engine with face and spikes
- Part of Vier Bücher der Ritterschafft
- 1529 (M.D.XXIX)
War engine with wheels, face, and spikes, apparently used to break up enemy ranks or crush enemy troops.
- Author Vegetius Renatus, Flavius
- Publisher Stayner, Heinrich, -1548
- Subject Engines of war, Military art and science
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Wooden catapult
- Part of Vier Bücher der Ritterschafft
- 1529 (M.D.XXIX)
A wooden catapult used for hurling an object such as a stone.
- Author Vegetius Renatus, Flavius
- Publisher Stayner, Heinrich, -1548
- Subject Engines of war, Catapult, Military art and science
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353 items
De la Pirotechnia
- 1540
A first edition, Italian work considered to be the earliest printed book on metallurgy published in Europe. The work was written in Venice by Vannoccio Biringuccio (c. 1480 – c. 1539), an Italian metallurgist of Siena,…
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275 items
Geberis Philosophi Perspicacissimi Summa Perfectionis Magisterii in sua Natura ex Bibliothecae Vaticanae Exemplari Undecunque
- 1542
Work from the "pseudo-Geber" corpus, a group of writings falsely attributed to the Arabic alchemist, Abū Mūsā Jābir ibn Ḥayyān (died c. 806–816, Latinized as “Geber"). These writings are actually from 13th or…
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228 items
De Alchimia Opuscula Quae Sequuntur
- 1546
A collection of four alchemical works ascribed to Ramon Llull (c. 1232-1316), of which three are printed here for the first time: Apertorium, Magia Naturalis, and Tertia Distinctio. The fourth treatise, De secretis…
- Author Llull, Ramon, 1232?-1316
- Printer Petrejus, Johannes, 1497-1550
- Subject Alchemy, Alchemists, Mineralogy, Llull, Ramon, 1232?-1316
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Della Theriaca et del Mithridato Libri Due
- 1572
Maranta of Venosa's work on antidotes to poisons. Only engraved title page has been digitized at this time.
- Author Maranta, Bartolomeo, -1571
- Publisher Marcantonio Olmo
- Subject Toxicology
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10 items
Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae Solius Verae
- Amphitheatre of the Only True Eternal Wisdom
- 1609
Khunrath Heinrich's (1560-1605) Amphitheatrum Sapientiae, purportedly one of the most significant books of theosophical alchemy and the occult sciences. Though the title page reads 1602, the book was not published until…
- Author Khunrath, Heinrich, 1560-1605
- Publisher Antonius, G.
- Subject Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Alchemy--Religious aspects, Christian art and symbolism, Occultism, Theosophy
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Plate 1 from Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae, Solius, Verae [Amphitheatre of the Only True Eternal Wisdom]
- 1609
Plate 1 of Khunrath Heinrich's (1560-1605) Amphitheatrum Sapientiae, purportedly one of the most significant books of theosophical alchemy and the occult sciences. Though the title page reads 1602, the book was not…
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Plate 2 from Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae, Solius, Verae [Amphitheatre of the Only True Eternal Wisdom]
- 1609
Plate 2 of Khunrath Heinrich's (1560-1605) Amphitheatrum Sapientiae, purportedly one of the most significant books of theosophical alchemy and the occult sciences. Though the title page reads 1602, the book was not…
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Plate 3 from Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae, Solius, Verae [Amphitheatre of the Only True Eternal Wisdom]
- 1609
Plate 3 of Khunrath Heinrich's (1560-1605) Amphitheatrum Sapientiae, purportedly one of the most significant books of theosophical alchemy and the occult sciences. Though the title page reads 1602, the book was not…
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Plate 4 from Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae, Solius, Verae [Amphitheatre of the Only True Eternal Wisdom]
- 1609
Plate 4 of Khunrath Heinrich's (1560-1605) Amphitheatrum Sapientiae, purportedly one of the most significant books of theosophical alchemy and the occult sciences. Though the title page reads 1602, the book was not…
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Plate 5 from Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae, Solius, Verae [Amphitheatre of the Only True Eternal Wisdom]
- 1609
Plate 5 of Khunrath Heinrich's (1560-1605) Amphitheatrum Sapientiae, purportedly one of the most significant books of theosophical alchemy and the occult sciences. Though the title page reads 1602, the book was not…
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Plate 6 from Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae, Solius, Verae [Amphitheatre of the Only True Eternal Wisdom]
- 1609
Plate 6 of Khunrath Heinrich's (1560-1605) Amphitheatrum Sapientiae, purportedly one of the most significant books of theosophical alchemy and the occult sciences. Though the title page reads 1602, the book was not…
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Plate 7 from Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae, Solius, Verae [Amphitheatre of the Only True Eternal Wisdom]
- 1609
Plate 7 of Khunrath Heinrich's (1560-1605) Amphitheatrum Sapientiae, purportedly one of the most significant books of theosophical alchemy and the occult sciences. Though the title page reads 1602, the book was not…
- Author Khunrath, Heinrich, 1560-1605
- Publisher Antonius, Wilhelm, -1611
- Subject Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Alchemy--Religious aspects, Christian art and symbolism, Engraving, Occultism, Theosophy
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Plate 8 from Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae, Solius, Verae [Amphitheatre of the Only True Eternal Wisdom]
- 1609
Plate 8 of Khunrath Heinrich's (1560-1605) Amphitheatrum Sapientiae, purportedly one of the most significant books of theosophical alchemy and the occult sciences. Though the title page reads 1602, the book was not…
- Author Khunrath, Heinrich, 1560-1605
- Publisher Antonius, Wilhelm, -1611
- Subject Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Alchemy--Religious aspects, Christian art and symbolism, Engraving, Occultism, Theosophy
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Plate 9 from Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae, Solius, Verae [Amphitheatre of the Only True Eternal Wisdom]
- 1609
Plate 9 of Khunrath Heinrich's (1560-1605) Amphitheatrum Sapientiae, purportedly one of the most significant books of theosophical alchemy and the occult sciences. Though the title page reads 1602, the book was not…
- Author Khunrath, Heinrich, 1560-1605
- Publisher Antonius, Wilhelm, -1611
- Subject Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Alchemy--Religious aspects, Christian art and symbolism, Engraving, Occultism, Theosophy
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Title page and frontispiece from Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae, Solius, Verae [Amphitheatre of the Only True Eternal Wisdom]
- 1609
The title page and frontispiece of Khunrath Heinrich's (1560-1605) Amphitheatrum Sapientiae, purportedly one of the most significant books of theosophical alchemy and the occult sciences. Though the title page reads…
- Author Khunrath, Heinrich, 1560-1605
- Publisher Antonius, Wilhelm, -1611
- Subject Alchemy, Frontispiece, Title pages, Theosophists, Christian art and symbolism
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136 items
L'Arte Vetraria distinta in Libri Sette
- The Art of Glass
- 1612
This early treatise on the chemistry and technology of glassmaking by Antonio Neri revealed the closely guarded secrets of Venetian glassmaking for the first time. The main part of the text deals with the coloring of…
- Author Neri, Antonio, 1576-1614
- Publisher Nella Stamperia de'Giunti
- Subject Precious stones, Artificial, Glass manufacture
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110 items
Trois Traitez de la Philosophie Naturelle non Encore Imprimez
- Three Treaties of Natural Philosophy Not Yet in Print
- 1612
A collection of alchemical works containing the first appearance of the supposed biography of alchemist Nicholas Flamel (c. 1340-1418). Flamel was a French scribe and manuscript-seller. Flamel and his wife, Perrenelle…
- Contributor Arnauld, Pierre, sieur de la chevallerie, Flamel, Nicolas, -1418
- Publisher Marette, Guillaume
- Author Artephius, Synesius, of Cyrene, Bishop of Ptolemais
- Subject Flamel, Nicolas, -1418, Arnauld, Pierre, sieur de la chevallerie, Alchemy, Alchemists, Occultism, Occultists, Emblems, Symbolism
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34 items
Utriusque cosmi maioris scilicet et minoris metaphysica, physica atque technica historia in duo volumina secundum cosmi differentiam divisa
- 1617 – 1618
Two, first edition volumes bound together. Written by the English scientist, physician, alchemist, and Rosicrucian, Robert Fludd (1574–1637), this encyclopedic work is broadly themed upon the macrocosm and microcosm,…
- Author Fludd, Robert, 1574-1637
- Printer Galler, Hieronymus
- Engraver Bry, Johann Theodor de, 1561-1623, Merian, Matthaeus, 1593-1650
- Subject Alchemy, Fludd, Robert, 1574-1637, Astrology, Cosmology, Arithmetic, Music theory, Rosicrucians
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228 items
Atalanta Fugiens
- Atalanta Fleeing
- 1618
First published in 1617, Michael Maier's alchemical emblem book contains a preface on ancient music and the Greek myth of Atalanta and Hippomenes and consists of 50 engraved emblems, each accompanied by a discourse and…
- Author Maier, Michael, 1568?-1622
- Engraver Merian, Matthaeus, 1593-1650
- Printer Galler, Hieronymus
- Publisher Bry, Johann-Theodor de, 1561-1623
- Subject Alchemy, Alchemy--Early works to 1800
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Emblema I. Portavit eum ventus in ventre suo.
- Emblem 1. The wind carried him in its belly.
- Part of Atalanta Fugiens
- 1618
- Author Maier, Michael, 1568?-1622
- Engraver Merian, Matthaeus, 1593-1650
- Printer Galler, Hieronymus
- Publisher Bry, Johann-Theodor de, 1561-1623
- Subject Alchemy, Alchemy--Early works to 1800
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Emblema II. Nutrix ejus terra est.
- Emblem 2. The Earth is his nurse.
- Part of Atalanta Fugiens
- 1618
- Author Maier, Michael, 1568?-1622
- Engraver Merian, Matthaeus, 1593-1650
- Printer Galler, Hieronymus
- Publisher Bry, Johann-Theodor de, 1561-1623
- Subject Alchemy, Alchemy--Early works to 1800
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Emblema III. Vade ad mulierem lavantem pannos, tu fac similiter.
- Emblem 3. Go to the woman who washes sheets, and do likewise.
- Part of Atalanta Fugiens
- 1618
- Author Maier, Michael, 1568?-1622
- Engraver Merian, Matthaeus, 1593-1650
- Printer Galler, Hieronymus
- Publisher Bry, Johann-Theodor de, 1561-1623
- Subject Alchemy, Alchemy--Early works to 1800
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Emblema IV. Conjunge fratrem cum sorore & propina illis poculum amoris.
- Emblem 4. Join brother and sister and hand them the cup of love.
- Part of Atalanta Fugiens
- 1618
- Author Maier, Michael, 1568?-1622
- Engraver Merian, Matthaeus, 1593-1650
- Printer Galler, Hieronymus
- Publisher Bry, Johann-Theodor de, 1561-1623
- Subject Alchemy, Alchemy--Early works to 1800