Philosophy reformed & improved, in four profound tractates : The I. discovering the great and deep mysteries of nature : by that learned chymist & physitian Osw: Crollius : The other III. discovering the wonderfull mysteries of the creation by Paracelsus : being his philosophy to the Athenians / Both made English by H. Pinnell, for the increase of learning and true knowledge.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pinnell, Henry.

Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Undetermined

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Medieval.

Creation--Early works to 1800.

Creation.

Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric.

Physical Description:

24 unnumbered pages, 160, 171-226 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 70 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm (8vo)

Other Title:

Philosophy reformed and improved

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by M.S. for Lodowick Loyd, 1657.

Notes:

Signatures: A⁸ a⁴ B-O⁸ P⁴ 2A-2D⁸ 2E⁴.

Part 1 is a translation of Croll's Praefatio admonitoria, from his Basilica chemica, first published in Franckfurt in 1608.

"Three books of philosophy written to the Athenians" has separate dated title page and pagination; register begins 2A1.

Text continuous despite pagination.

The frontispiece is an engraved portrait of Paracelsus.

Head-pieces; initials; printed marginalia.

Local Notes:

Imperfect: frontispiece wanting.

Cited in:

Wing C7023.

Thomason E.1589[1]

ESTC R208771

Sudhoff, K. Bibl. Paracelsica, 378

Duveen, D.I. Alchemica et chemica, p. 454.

Contains:

Croll, Oswald, approximately 1560-1609. Praefatio admonitoria. English.

Paracelsus, 1493-1541. Three books of philosophy written to the Athenians.

Three books of philosophy written to the Athenians.

OCLC:

14302411