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THE ANIMAL STONE

MICROCOSMIC. original: "Microcosmicus"; from the Greek words for "Small World." In alchemical philosophy, the human being was seen as a "Microcosm" that reflected the "Macrocosm" (the entire universe).

Or,

The Supreme Medicine original: "Artzney"; in this context, it refers to the "Universal Medicine" or Elixir, a substance sought by alchemists to cure all ailments and perfect the human body.

from

The Small World

of the

Human Body.

Together with

A Small Treatise

On the Urine or Water original: "Vrin oder Harn"; urine was highly valued by 17th-century "iatherochemists" (medical alchemists) as a source for extracting salts and essential spirits for healing.

of Mankind.

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Strasbourg

Published by Georg Andreas Dolhopffen.

In the Year 1681.