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Artis auriferae, quam chemiam vocant : volumina duo quae continent Turbam Philosphorum, aliosq[ue] antiquiss. auctores, quae versa pagina indicat : accessit nouiter volumen tertium continens ...
Kislak Center for Special Collections - E.F. Smith Collection 540.1 Ar77 1610 v.1-3
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Alchemy--Early works to 1800.
- Alchemy.
- Chemistry--Early works to 1800.
- Chemistry.
- Philosophy--17th century.
- Philosophy.
- Turba philosophorum.
- Penn Provenance:
- Taggart, W. T. (Walter Thomas), 1872-1938 (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 3 volumes (16 unnumbered pages, 405 pages, 25 unnumbered pages ; 346 pages, 18 unnumbered pages ; 185 pages, 5 unnumbered pages) : illustrations (woodcuts) ; 18 cm (8vo)
- Other Title:
- Artis avriferae, qvam chemiam vocant, volumina duo
- Place of Publication:
- Basileae : Typis Conradi Waldkirchi, 1610.
- Notes:
- Vol. 2 and 3 have vol. title pages.
- First ed. published in 1572 under title: Auriferae artis quam chemiam vocant antiquissimi authores.
- Signatures: [alpha]⁸ a-z⁸ A-C⁸ D⁶(D1 is cancel) ; Aa-Yy⁸ Zz⁶ (Zz3 signed Zz5) ; AA-MM⁸.
- Each volume has its own index.
- Woodcut of "Turba Philosophorum" on [alpha]8.
- Local Notes:
- Smith copy 3 v. in 1.
- Cited in:
- Duveen, D.I. Alchemica et chemica, p. 454-455
- OCLC:
- 78684670
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