Child’s Bed The title "Kinder-Bett" (Child’s Bed or Nursery) is a metaphor suggesting the early stages, birth, or nurturing of the alchemical process, often referred to as the "birth" of the Stone.

Philosopher’s Stone The Philosopher's Stone: The legendary alchemical substance capable of turning base metals into gold and granting eternal life.

Described by an unknown Che-
valier French for "Knight"; often used as a pseudonym for noblemen or high-ranking initiates who wished to remain anonymous. in the French language

And now translated from French into

J. L. M. C.

Hermes and Geber. Hermes Trismegistus and Geber (Jabir ibn Hayyan) are the two most legendary figures in alchemy; the former represents the mythical founder of the Hermetic tradition, and the latter is a historical 8th-century polymath considered the father of chemistry.

Whoever brings this art once to its conclusion,
even if he lived a thousand times a thou-
sand years, and had four thousand
people to feed every day,
he would still have enough remaining.

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HAMBURG /

Published by Gottfried Liebernickel. 1691.