The Hermetic Museum, Restored and Enlarged (Musaeum Hermeticum)
1678
Advancedcomplete (Two volumes combined in EPUB typically)
The largest and most important compendium of alchemical works ever published in English. Waite's two-volume translation of the 'Musaeum Hermeticum' (1678) contains 22 fundamental alchemical treatises by authors such as Thomas Norton, Nicholas Flamel, Basil Valentine, and Jean de Meung. The work covers every aspect of the Hermetic art, from the search for the Philosopher's Stone to the spiritual rebirth of the practitioner. It is an essential primary source for the study of Renaissance and Baroque alchemy.
Also known asMusaeum Hermeticum · Waite's Alchemical Museum
This edition1893
EditionJames Elliott & Co., London (Facsimile translation of the 1678 edition)
HermeticismAlchemical TransformationAlchemical transmutationMagnus Opus (Great Work)Alchemical meditationLaboratory Alchemy vs. Spiritual AlchemyAlchemical laboratory workOccult PhilosophyAlchemyHermetic philosophyAlchemical symbolism
Contents34 chapters
- 01chapter vii
- 02Chapter I
- 03Chapter II
- 04Chapter III
- 05Chapter V
- 06Chapter VII
- 07Chapter X
- 08CHAPTER I
- 09CHAPTER V
- 10CHAPTER I
- 11CHAPTER II
- 12CHAPTER IV
- 13CHAPTER VII
- 14CHAPTER IX
- 15CHAPTER XI
- 16CHAPTER XII
- 17CHAPTER XIV
- 18CHAPTER XV
- 19CHAPTER XVII
- 20CHAPTER XIX
- 21CHAPTER XX
- 22CHAPTER XXI
- 23CHAPTER XXIV
- 24CHAPTER XXVI
- 25CHAPTER XXVIII
- 26CHAPTER XXXI
- 27CHAPTER XXXIV
- 28CHAPTER I
- 29CHAPTER II
- 30CHAPTER III
- 31CHAPTER IV
- 32CHAPTER VI
- 33CHAPTER VII
- 34CHAPTER VIM
Contributors
Arthur Edward Waiteeditor
Arthur Edward Waitetranslator
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