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By the same author original: "Ejusdem"; likely referring to Gaston Dulco, whose work was listed at the end of the previous page., Philosophical Enigma for the sons of truth. 502
Dialogue between the Alchemical Mercury and Nature. 509.
The Hidden Aurelia of the Philosophers original: "Aureliae Occultae." The name "Aurelia" likely refers to the "golden" nature of the work or its spiritual purity., in two parts.
Translated by Master Georgius Beatus. 525.
Arnaldus de Villa Nova, Mirror of Alchemy. 584 Arnaldus de Villa Nova (c. 1240–1311) was a famous physician and diplomat. Many alchemical texts were attributed to him because of his great reputation in medicine.
Poem by Arnaldus de Villa Nova. 614.
Master Ar. Arnaldus de Villa Nova to Boniface VIII, Essential as well as Accidental Questions. 616. Boniface VIII was Pope from 1294 to 1303; Arnaldus was known to have treated him for medical ailments.
By an Anonymous Philosopher, Treatise on the most secret mystery of the ancient Philosophers. 627.
Twenty-two Propositions, in which the truth of the whole art of Chemistry is most briefly contained. 654.
Johannes de Lasnioro, Golden Treatise on the Philosophers’ Stone. 657
Johannes Trithemius, Abbot of Sponheim, Noble Chemical Treatise. 663. Trithemius (1462–1516) was a famous German cryptographer and occultist, often cited as a teacher of Paracelsus.
Hermes Trismegistus, A truly Golden Treatise, concerning the secret of the Philosophical Stone, divided into 7 chapters: Now illustrated with commentaries by a certain Anonymous author. 627. The page number 627 repeats in the original text, a common occurrence in early modern printing errors or separate pagination for specific tracts. Hermes Trismegistus is the legendary father of "Hermetic" wisdom.
David Lagneus, Doctor of Medicine, Harmony or Consensus of the Chemical Philosophers, arranged into order with great study and labor. 813.
Albertus Magnus, On the Agreement of the Philosophers regarding the Philosophers' Stone. 911. Albertus Magnus (c. 1200–1280) was a Dominican friar and teacher of Thomas Aquinas; while primarily a theologian and scientist, he was legendary in alchemy for supposedly creating a "talking brass head."
By the same author, The Compound of Compounds. 929. original: "Compositum de compositis." This is one of the most famous alchemical works attributed to Albertus.
By the same author, Book of Eight Chapters on the Philosophers' Stone. 948.
Avicenna, Letter to King Hasen, concerning the Correct Matter. 972. Avicenna (Ibn Sina, c. 980–1037) was a Persian polymath. While he was actually skeptical of the possibility of transmutation, many later Latin alchemical works were attributed to him.