CHEMICAL THEATER, 11287 original: "Theatrum Chemicum." This was the most comprehensive compendium of alchemical writings ever published in the West.

THE PRINCIPAL WORKS

OF SELECTED AUTHORS

TREATISES ON THE ANTIQUITY OF CHEMISTRY

AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE, original: "Lapis Philosophicus." The legendary substance capable of turning base metals into gold and providing the "elixir of life."

containing its truth, law, excellence, and operations:

FOR THE BENEFIT OF STUDENTS OF TRUE CHEMISTRY, AND

chemical medicine (so that they may gather therefrom a most abundant

harvest of the best remedies) collected,

and arranged into FOUR parts or volumes;

EACH VOLUME WITH ITS OWN CATALOGUE

OF AUTHORS AND BOOKS ON THE FIRST

pages: and an Index of subjects and words

annexed at the end.

VOLUME FOUR.

SCHOOL OF PHARMACY OF PARIS original: "Ecole de Pharmacie de Paris." This library stamp identifies the historical owner of the book.

A central rectangular woodcut emblem depicts a helmeted figure, likely Minerva or a personification of Science, gesturing toward an open book or tablet that reads "UNCHANGING SCIENCE" original: "SCIENTIA IMMVTABILIS". The background features a landscape with a castle or town under a cloudy sky. The emblem is bordered by architectural scrolls and ornate carvings featuring bunches of fruit. To the left, a blue circular stamp from the "School of Pharmacy of Paris" overlaps the woodcut. To the right, a black oval stamp depicts a palm tree surrounded by the words "PHARMACY OF PARIS".

STRASBOURG. original: "Argentorati," the Latin name for Strasbourg, which was a major printing hub in the Holy Roman Empire.

At the expense of LAZARUS ZETZNER, Bookseller.

Lazarus Zetzner was a famous publisher known for his commitment to alchemical and humanistic literature.

The Chemical Theatre, Vol. IV