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THE CHEMICAL HIPPOCRATES, original: "Hippocrates Chimicus." Tachenius argues here that the ancient Greek father of medicine, Hippocrates, actually understood the world through chemical principles.

OF THE NEWEST SALT OF VIPERS original: "Viperini Salis." In the 1600s, preparations made from vipers were considered elite medicines. Tachenius was famous for his specific method of extracting "volatile salts" from them.

Shows the most ancient foundations.

You will never torment the envious better than by devoting yourself to virtue and glory. original Latin: "Nunquam melius torquebis invidos, quam virtuti, & gloriæ inserviendo."

A woodcut illustration within a decorative frame. In the center, an oval scene depicts the goddess Minerva The Roman goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare, often associated by chemists with the "hidden wisdom" of their craft seated in a landscape. She wears a plumed helmet and classical robes, leaning on her right arm while holding a long spear diagonally with her left hand. To her right sits an owl, her traditional symbol. The text "MINERVA" original: "LA MINERVA" is printed in the upper right background of the oval. The corners of the rectangular frame surrounding the oval are filled with ornate scrollwork motifs.

-> With the Permission of the Superiors, and with Privilege. This indicates the book passed the religious and secular censors of Venice and held a copyright-like protection.