Bibliograph

Splendor solis, the world's most famous alchemical manuscript, Stephen Skinner, Rafał T. Prinke, Georgiana Hedesan, Joscelyn Godwin

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Splendor solis, the world's most famous alchemical manuscript, Stephen Skinner, Rafał T. Prinke, Georgiana Hedesan, Joscelyn Godwin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Splendor solis

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Stephen Skinner, Rafał T. Prinke, Georgiana Hedesan, Joscelyn Godwin

Sub title

the world's most famous alchemical manuscript

Table Of Contents

An introduction to Splendor solis / Stephen Skinner -- History and authorship of Splendor solis / Rafał T. Prinke -- Inventing an alchemical adept: Splendor solis and the Paracelsian movement / Georgiana Hedesan -- Commentary on the text and plates of Splendor solis / Stephen Skinner -- Translation of the Harley manuscript / Joscelyn Godwin -- Glossary of alchemical philosophers and works referred to in Splendor solis / Georgiana Hedesan

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