Alchemiae Gebri cum Lull et Bacon

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of the deceived, and that the art consists
in fixed Mercury. original: "Mercurio fixo." In alchemy, 'fixing' refers to making a volatile substance stable under heat. 251
III. Concerning the same, that fixed Mercury
brings perfection, and the division of the
booklet's operations into two parts,
or into two chapters. 253

§ I. A promise and division of the things to be said
concerning the operations of Alchemy. 254
II. Concerning the calcination The process of reducing a metal to a powder through heat. of Saturn Lead and Jupiter Tin. ibid.
III. Concerning the calcination of Venus Copper and Mars Iron. 255
IIII. Concerning the calcination of the Sun Gold and the Moon Silver. ibid.
V. Concerning the calcination of other things and
mixtures. 256
VI. Concerning the sublimation The process of heating a substance until it turns to vapor and then solidifies again. of spirits. ibid.
VII. Concerning the sublimation of imperfect
bodies. ibid.
VIII. Concerning the sublimation of perfect
bodies. 257
§ IX. Concerning Fixation. ibid.
X. Concerning Distillation. ibid.
XI. Concerning Solution. 258