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Fifth Essence (Quintessence)

Also known as: Quintessence, Quinta Essentia, Aether, Ether, Fifth essence (Quintessence), Fifth essence (quintessence), Fifth Essence (quintessence), fifth essence (quintessence)

44 books·854 total mentions

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The purest and most subtle element, distinct from the four terrestrial elements, believed to compose celestial bodies and the Philosopher's Stone.

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Appears in 48 Books

New Chemical Light

[Sendivogius, Michael]

p. 143 p. 144 p. 145 p. 146 p. 147 p. 148 p. 149 p. 150 p. 151 p. 152+7 more pages

Oedipus Aegyptiacus Volume II (1653)

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Magia Naturalis Libri XX (1607)

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p. 464 p. 465 p. 466 p. 467 p. 468 p. 469 p. 470 p. 471 p. 472 p. 473+2 more pages

Turba Philosophorum (1572 Basel)

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p. 435 p. 436 p. 437 p. 438 p. 439 p. 440 p. 441 p. 442 p. 443 p. 444+35 more pages

Lehigh Codex (15th c. Naples Alchemical MS)

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p. 188 p. 189 p. 190 p. 191 p. 192 p. 193 p. 194 p. 195 p. 196 p. 229+8 more pages

Drebbel: Tractatus duo (1628 Latin)

Cornelius Drebbel; trans. Petrus Laurembergius

p. 41 p. 42 p. 43 p. 44 p. 45 p. 46 p. 47 p. 48 p. 49 p. 50+8 more pages

Musaeum Hermeticum (1677 Edition)

Various; ed. Luca Jennis

p. 795 p. 796 p. 797 p. 798 p. 799 p. 800 p. 801 p. 802 p. 803 p. 804+2 more pages

Paracelsus: Complete Works (Latin)

Paracelsus

p. 161 p. 162 p. 163 p. 164 p. 165 p. 166 p. 167

Aurora thesaurusque philosophorum

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p. 1 p. 2 p. 3 p. 4 p. 5 p. 6 p. 7 p. 8 p. 9 p. 10+11 more pages

Tripus chimicus Sendivogianus

Michael Sendivogius (trans. Hisaias Sub Cruce)

p. 43 p. 44 p. 45 p. 46 p. 47 p. 48 p. 49 p. 50 p. 51 p. 52+10 more pages

Theatrum Chemicum Vol. III (1602)

Various; ed. Lazarus Zetzner

p. 298 p. 299 p. 300 p. 301 p. 302 p. 303 p. 304 p. 305 p. 306 p. 307+7 more pages

History of Both Worlds: Macrocosm

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p. 100 p. 101 p. 102 p. 103 p. 104 p. 105 p. 106 p. 107 p. 108 p. 109+14 more pages

Miracula chymico-medica (with Sendivogius Novum Lumen)

Philipp Müller; Michael Sendivogius; Jean Béguin

p. 301 p. 302 p. 303 p. 304 p. 305 p. 306 p. 307 p. 308 p. 309 p. 310+18 more pages

De Triplici Minimo et Mensura

Giordano Bruno

p. 82 p. 83 p. 84 p. 85 p. 86 p. 87 p. 88 p. 89 p. 90 p. 91+2 more pages

The Ecstatic Journey: A Voyage Through the Celestial Realms

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p. 20 p. 21 p. 22 p. 23 p. 24 p. 25 p. 26 p. 27 p. 28 p. 29+3 more pages

Alchymia Triumphans: Defense of Alchemy Against the Parisian Faculty

Andreas Libavius

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The Tree of Science

Ramon Llull

p. 250 p. 251 p. 252 p. 253 p. 254 p. 255

Astronomia Magna (Philosophia Sagax)

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p. 1 p. 2 p. 3 p. 4 p. 5 p. 6 p. 7 p. 8 p. 9 p. 10

Conciliator Differentiarum Philosophorum et Medicorum

Pietro d'Abano

p. 44 p. 45 p. 46 p. 47 p. 48 p. 364 p. 365 p. 366 p. 367 p. 368

History of Both Worlds: Microcosm

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Splendor Solis: The Splendour of the Sun

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Philosophy Reformed: Four Profound Tractates

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p. 105 p. 106 p. 107 p. 108 p. 109 p. 110 p. 111 p. 112 p. 113 p. 114+27 more pages

Hermetical and Alchemical Writings of Paracelsus

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p. 1 p. 2 p. 3 p. 4 p. 5 p. 6 p. 7 p. 8 p. 9 p. 10

Traité dalchimie (16th c. Manuscript)

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p. 49 p. 50 p. 51 p. 52 p. 53 p. 54 p. 55 p. 56 p. 57 p. 58+10 more pages

Mélanges d alchimie (Alchemy Manuscript Collection)

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p. 49 p. 50 p. 51 p. 52 p. 53 p. 54

Basilica chymica. De signaturis

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p. 54 p. 55 p. 56 p. 57 p. 58 p. 59 p. 60 p. 61 p. 62

Alchemiae libri

Geber

p. 49 p. 50 p. 51 p. 52 p. 53 p. 54 p. 55 p. 56 p. 57 p. 58+6 more pages

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p. 219 p. 220 p. 221 p. 222 p. 223 p. 224 p. 225 p. 226 p. 227 p. 228+15 more pages

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p. 98 p. 99 p. 100 p. 101 p. 102 p. 103 p. 104 p. 105 p. 106 p. 107+34 more pages

De anatomia triplici in partes tres diuisa

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p. 53 p. 54 p. 55 p. 56 p. 57 p. 58 p. 59 p. 60 p. 61

De alchemia. De investigatione perfectionis metallorum. Summae perfectionis metallorum. De inventione veritatis. De fornacibus construendis. Speculum alchimiae. Correctorium alchimiae. Rosarius minor. Liber secretorum alchemiae. Tabula smaragdina. Super tabulam smaragdinam Hermetis commentarius

Geber|Bacon, Roger|Richardus Anglicus|Calid|Hermes Trismegistus|Hortulanus

p. 55 p. 56 p. 57 p. 58 p. 59 p. 60 p. 61 p. 62 p. 63 p. 64+8 more pages

Alchimyspiegel: oder kurz entworffene Practick, der gantzen chimischen Kunst

[Morienus]

p. 5 p. 6 p. 7 p. 8 p. 9 p. 10 p. 11 p. 12 p. 13 p. 14+19 more pages

Coelum philosophorum. Von heimlichkeit der Natur. Regiment des Lebens

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p. 38 p. 39 p. 40 p. 41 p. 42 p. 43 p. 44 p. 45 p. 46 p. 47+10 more pages

Chymisches Lust-Gärtlein

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p. 56 p. 57 p. 58 p. 59 p. 60 p. 61 p. 62 p. 63 p. 64 p. 65+5 more pages

Der Compass der Weisen von einen Mitverwandten der innern Verfassung der ächten und rechten Freymäurerey beschrieben

[Jolyfief, Augustin Anton Pocquieres de]

p. 2 p. 3 p. 4 p. 5 p. 6 p. 7 p. 8 p. 9 p. 10 p. 11+17 more pages

Gloria mundi. Kleine Paradeis-Tafel

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p. 35 p. 36 p. 37 p. 38 p. 39 p. 40 p. 41 p. 42 p. 43 p. 44+7 more pages

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p. 3 p. 4 p. 5 p. 6 p. 7 p. 8 p. 9 p. 10 p. 11 p. 12+42 more pages

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Das Buoch, meteororum. Liber quartus paramiri de matrice

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p. 5 p. 6 p. 7 p. 8 p. 9 p. 10 p. 11 p. 12 p. 13 p. 14+13 more pages

Clavis totius philosophiae chymisticae

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Tomus secundus de supernaturali, naturali, praeternaturali et contranaturali microcosmi historia

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Auriferae artis, quam chemiam vocant, antiquissimae authores, sive Turba philosophorum

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p. 577 p. 578 p. 579 p. 580 p. 581 p. 582 p. 583 p. 584 p. 585 p. 586+5 more pages

Chymische Schriften

Basilius Valentinus

p. 143 p. 144 p. 145 p. 146 p. 147 p. 148 p. 149 p. 150 p. 151 p. 152+4 more pages

Artis auriferae, quam chemiam vocant, volumen prium ... Turbam philosophorum. Artis auriferae, quam chemiam vocant, volumen secundum... De re metallica

Morienus

p. 598 p. 599 p. 600 p. 601 p. 602 p. 603 p. 604 p. 605 p. 606 p. 607+6 more pages

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