THE MINERAL STONE

original Latin: LAPIS MINERALIS. In alchemy, this refers to a stage of the "Philosopher's Stone" or a specific medicinal substance derived from the mineral kingdom.

The Highest Medicine

original: Artzney. In the 17th century, "medicine" often referred to "physic"—a substance used to restore health or transmute base states into pure ones.

From

The Metals and Minerals,

Especially from VITRIOL.

original: VITRIOLO. Vitriol refers to a group of sulfate minerals (like copper or iron sulfate). Alchemists considered vitriol a primary "first matter" for creating powerful remedies and the Philosopher's Stone.

Strasbourg

Published by Georg Andreas Dolhopff

In the Year 1681