PREFACE.

I beseech all the curious In the 17th century, "curious" (curiosos) referred to serious scholars and researchers who were "careful" or "diligent" in their investigations. who set their hands to this work, that they deign to communicate to me those things which are missing from my book; for if they so desire, such additions will be published in their own name for the sake of their honor.

The use of this work is manifold, although I have heard that some have already been grumbling original: obgannivisse — literally "to have snarled" or "yelped like a dog," suggesting petty or mindless criticism. that it will be useless. In saying this, they do an injury to Conrad Gessner, Lycosthenes, Simler, Draudius, Du Verdier, Vignier, Antonides van der Linden, Du Chesne, Paschalius, and countless other weavers of similar Libraries Library: Borel refers to the Latin Bibliotheca, which in this context means a "bibliography" or a universal catalog of books, not a physical building..

Firstly, it will be useful to those devoted to the Chemical art The term Chimica at this time encompassed both what we now call chemistry and the esoteric pursuits of alchemy.; for nothing should remain hidden from exquisite researchers, and what is incomplete in one book is completed in another, and thus they will be able to see the consensus of all Authors. Furthermore, they usually cannot request an Author from booksellers if his name is unknown. And whereas Trevisan Bernard of Trevisan (1406–1490) was a famous alchemist who reportedly traveled for years and spent a fortune searching for rare hermetic texts. once asserted that he only reached his desired goal late in life due to a scarcity of books, seekers of that art will no longer be able to complain of this matter.

Secondly, when anyone desires to become thoroughly acquainted with the Authors who have formally discussed a certain mineral or other Chemical subject, he will easily find the desired items in this little book, since I have composed an alphabetical index both by the principal subjects and by names.