The Sum of Perfection

...infused, yet not despaired of, may be opened to you. So that you may have and give thanks for the copy from the Vatican library—most corrected in every respect, from which this most adorned offspring original: "fætura"; a metaphor meaning the "birth" or "offspring" of the printing press, referring to this specific edition. has come forth—and for our labor undertaken on your behalf, purchase at any price this new and complete Geber The Latinized name of Jabir ibn Hayyan. In the 16th century, the "Pseudo-Geber" corpus was considered the highest authority on alchemical practice., a most rich source of gold mines original: "aurifodinarum"; used here metaphorically to describe the text as a source of immense alchemical wealth and secrets.. And expect shortly better, rarer, and more deeply-disputing authors A promise to the reader that more rare alchemical manuscripts from the same collection will be published soon., and

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