OF EXPERIMENTS

IN NATURAL MAGIC

A large, ornate woodcut decorative initial 'A' featuring interlaced vine-like scrolls, foliage, and architectural motifs. This initial begins the first entry of the index.


Hidden properties of things.	Folio 7
Power originates from the heavens and the stars.	18
Copper, and its medicines.	100
How to refine copper.	96
Various powers of the eagle-stone original: "Aëtitis". A stone believed to be found in eagles' nests, used in folklore to assist in childbirth..	130
Various powers of amethyst.	130
How we might win over love.	85
How almonds and citrons may be made sweeter.	36
How almonds may grow with writing on them.	40
How the almond-peach A hybrid or grafted fruit. is produced.	33
How animals mixed from different species may be generated.	78
The method of generating an animal that infects by sight and touch.	79
A goose cooked while still alive A famous "parlor trick" found in early modern magic books, often involving making a roasted bird appear to move or cry out..	56
An antidote for elephantiasis A term often used in this period for leprosy or severe skin conditions..	68
An antidote against "hectic" fever A wasting fever, often associated with consumption..	69
An antidote against a plague induced by touch.	67
The antipathy Natural repulsion or conflict. of things.	10.11.12.13.14
Opinions of the ancients regarding Magic.	3
What the Rings of Plato and the Chain of Homer are. Philosophical concepts describing the hierarchy of the universe and the connection between the divine and the material.	4
How garden parsley may be grown very quickly.	30
How "burning water" original: "Aqua ardens". Distilled alcohol or spirits. can be made.	49
Waters for beautifying the face original: "magonizandam". A term for treating or "doctoring" a surface, here referring to cosmetic enhancement..	61
Water that blackens the face.	62
How salt water may be made drinkable.	56
A spider hung from the neck cures quartan fevers. A traditional folk remedy for a fever that recurs every four days.	130
To kill trees.	45
Water of quicksilver mercury.	94
The fixation The process of making a volatile substance stable under heat. of coagulated silver.	108
The congealing of quicksilver with an iron helmet.	107
The congealing of quicksilver with bronze hairs.	107