Oswald Croll - Basilica Chymica - 1635
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Three parts in one volume, octavo, with 8 leaves, pages 419, [1]; 6 leaves (index of chemical preparations and 1 blank leaf); pages 114 and 19 leaves (index); pages 220 and 6 leaves (dedication), with many woodcut diagrams in the text.
Basilica Chymica
Pluribus selectis & secretissimis propria manuali experientia approbatis descriptionibus, & usu remediorum chymicorum selectissimorum aucta
The second part bears the title: "Tractatus, de Signaturis internis rerum, seu de vera et viva Anatomia maioris et minoris mundi". The third part: "Praefatio Admonitoria, ad Lectorem Candidum,...
OSVALD CROLL
, latinized as Osvaldus Crollius (Wetter, 1560 – Prague, 25 December 1609), was a German alchemist, physician and pharmacist. Professor of medicine at the University of Marburg in Germany, he was a follower of Paracelsus
Several treatises gathered in this
foundational work of medicinal chemistry and alchemical tradition of Paracelsian, containing:
• Pharmaceutical chemical preparations
• Therapeutic recipes
• Alchemical procedures applied to medicine
• Treatises on distillation, extraction and mineral compounds
Book in very good condition, some signs of humidity but light, pages still fresh, nothing else significant to report.
As you can see from the images which are an integral part
Three parts in one volume, octavo, with 8 leaves, pages 419, [1]; 6 leaves (index of chemical preparations and 1 blank leaf); pages 114 and 19 leaves (index); pages 220 and 6 leaves (dedication), with many woodcut diagrams in the text.
Basilica Chymica
Pluribus selectis & secretissimis propria manuali experientia approbatis descriptionibus, & usu remediorum chymicorum selectissimorum aucta
The second part bears the title: "Tractatus, de Signaturis internis rerum, seu de vera et viva Anatomia maioris et minoris mundi". The third part: "Praefatio Admonitoria, ad Lectorem Candidum,...
OSVALD CROLL
, latinized as Osvaldus Crollius (Wetter, 1560 – Prague, 25 December 1609), was a German alchemist, physician and pharmacist. Professor of medicine at the University of Marburg in Germany, he was a follower of Paracelsus
Several treatises gathered in this
foundational work of medicinal chemistry and alchemical tradition of Paracelsian, containing:
• Pharmaceutical chemical preparations
• Therapeutic recipes
• Alchemical procedures applied to medicine
• Treatises on distillation, extraction and mineral compounds
Book in very good condition, some signs of humidity but light, pages still fresh, nothing else significant to report.
As you can see from the images which are an integral part
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Chemistry, Medicine
Book title
Basilica Chymica
Author/ Illustrator
Oswald Croll
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1635
Height
17 cm
Edition
Other edition
Width
12 cm
Language
Latin
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Sumptibus Petri Chouët,
Binding/ Material
Vellum
Number of pages
420
