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Abel, praised as a Chemist in the book The Glory of the World. original: "gloriæ mundi." This refers to the Gloria Mundi, a popular 16th-century alchemical treatise often attributed to various legendary figures.
Abenhaen, according to Ernesto, is a chemical author.
Abenragel, also cited as an alchemist. likely referring to the Arab astrologer and astronomer Abenragel, also known as Albohazen Haly filius Abenragel (10th-11th century).
Abmimazar, cited in the Rosary The Rosarium Philosophorum (Rosary of the Philosophers), a key 16th-century alchemical text. with illustrations; he is perhaps the same person as Albumazar.
Abraham the Jew, mentioned by Flamel, where certain excerpts from him are seen. Referring to the legendary "Book of Abraham the Jew" which Nicolas Flamel supposedly discovered and spent decades deciphering to learn the secret of the Philosopher's Stone.
I saw a manuscript by the same author, with illustrations and a certain explanation, in Paris, in quarto format. original: "Lutetiæ in 4." Quarto refers to the size of the book, made by folding a full sheet of paper twice to create four leaves.
The same author wrote on the Cabalistic art.
Abraham of Portaleone original: "Abrahainus è portu leonis." Abraham ben David Portaleone (1542–1612) was a Jewish physician and scholar from Mantua. published three books on gold at Venice in 1586, in quarto, printed by Porta.
To Abraham is also attributed a chemical book called the Yetzirah original: "Ietſira." The Sefer Yetzirah (Book of Creation) is a primary text of Jewish mysticism, which Renaissance alchemists often interpreted through a chemical lens., which is extremely obscure.
Abrisius. According to Quercetanus, he is a Chemist. Quercetanus is the Latinized name of Joseph Duchesne (c. 1544–1609), a prominent physician and chemist who advocated for the ideas of Paracelsus.
Abubasa, wrote The Vinegar of the Philosophers.
Abuhali, or Hasen the son of Hali, is an alchemist. Likely referring to the famous Persian polymath Avicenna (Ibn Sina), whose full name was Abu Ali al-Husayn ibn Abd Allah ibn Sina.
Accursius the commentator, on the Rosary of Arnold, according to the report of Nasari. Referring to a commentary on the works of the famous alchemist Arnold of Villanova.
Achiratus, cited by Hortulanus. Hortulanus, or "The Gardener," was a 14th-century commentator on the Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus.
Acratus, cited in the Latin Turba. The Turba Philosophorum (Assembly of the Philosophers) is one of the oldest Latin alchemical texts, written as a debate between various ancient philosophers.
Acsubofen, Acsubofes, or Acsubofer, is praised in the Latin Turba.
Actomanus, a Chemist.
Actorienes, a writer of Chemistry according to Hortulanus.
Actor is a Chemist, according to Senior. Senior Zadith (Ibn Umail), a 10th-century Arab alchemist whose works were highly influential in Europe.
The treatise of Adabefis, concerning how the alchemy of the sun and moon is performed, according to the report of Nasari. In alchemical code, the "Sun" and "Moon" typically refer to Gold and Silver.