Book of Mercuries (1567) - Page 17


On the unbelieving Jews who have been rejected and on the Saracens Lull was a missionary and theologian as well as a philosopher. He often integrated his alchemical and logical systems with his efforts to convert non-Christians to his faith.	79


On the Lunar body* alone with the aid of A* original: "Lunari corpore." In the symbolic language of alchemy, the Lunar body refers to silver. The letter A refers to a specific principle or substance within Lull’s complex symbolic alphabet used to represent chemical operations.	99


On the conditions of our medicines: how many there are, how they act, and from what they are obtained	135
How you ought to understand the sublimation of Mercury, and how great and of what kind the difference is between common sublimation and the sublimation of the Philosophers Sublimation is the process of turning a solid into vapor and back to solid. Philosophic sublimation was considered a more spiritual or essential purification than the standard chemical process used by craftsmen.	19
On the method of compound ferments	22
On the method of compound ferments and on liquefaction, which we call gums original: "gummas." In this context, gums refer to thickened, viscous, or semi-solid substances that appear in the alchemical vessel during the work.	23
On the method by which you ought to create a perfect form for pearls after they have been shaped	15
On the method of separating the elements in eight days to achieve operations through the letters A, B, and C	147
On the multiplication of ferments by way of mixing Multiplication is the stage of the alchemical work where the power or quantity of the Philosopher's Stone is increased.	26


On certain branches or arms of nature by way of Practice, in which the son of the art* may exercise himself with comfort* The "son of the art" is a traditional term used to describe a dedicated student or practitioner of alchemy.	110
On the nature of the supreme ferment	149