Della Porta Magia Naturalis (German 1713)

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of the

Books contained herein.

The I. Book on the causes of miraculous thingsoriginal: "Wunderdinge"; refers to natural phenomena that appear supernatural but have physical causes..
The II. Book on all sorts of animals.
The III. Book on all sorts of garden and other plants.
The IV. Book on household managementoriginal: "Hauß-Wirthschafft"; in this era, this encompassed agriculture, animal husbandry, and the management of a self-sufficient estate..
The V. Book on the transformation of metals.
The VI. Book on artificial gemstonesoriginal: "gemachten Edelgesteinen"; instructions for creating counterfeit or lab-grown jewels using glass and minerals..
The VII. Book on magnets.
The VIII. Book on medicinal matters.
The IX. Book on cosmetics and women’s adornment.
The X. Book on distillation.
The XI. Book on all sorts of fragrant things.
The XII. Book on wonderful artificial firesoriginal: "Kunst-Feuren"; an early term for pyrotechnics and chemical combustibles..
The XIII. Book on ironwork.
The XIV. Book on the culinary arts.
The XV. Book on hunting and trapping animals.
The XVI. Book on secret writingsoriginal: "verborgenen Schrifften"; refers to cryptography and steganography..
The XVII. Book on all sorts of mirrors and glass.
The XVIII. Book on the weighing of heavy and light things.
The XIX. Book on all sorts of pneumatic experimentsoriginal: "Lufft-Proben"; early physical experiments involving air pressure and vacuums..
The XX. Book on miscellaneous matters of all kinds.