Under the auspices of God, the Best and Greatest.

ALCHEMY.

OF ANDREAS

LIBAVIUS, DOCTOR OF MEDICINE, POET,

AND PHYSICIAN OF ROTHENBURG.

By his labor

laboriously collected from the scattered examples of the best

authors everywhere, both ancient and recent, as well as from certain

precepts; explained with an accurate method, applying reason

and experience as much as was possible; and

Reduced into a complete body.

To which are added

Several Physico-Chemical treatises, likewise methodically explained by the same author,

the titles of which the reverse page displays.

There are also, in the chemical letters of the same Master LIBAVIUS, already

previously printed, many things that will shed light upon this work.

An ornate circular woodcut vignette or printer's emblem depicting a scholar, likely the author Andreas Libavius, seated at a desk in a library or laboratory setting. He is surrounded by books, scientific instruments, and vessels. The scene is framed by an elaborate border featuring scrollwork, fruits, and two standing allegorical figures. Latin inscriptions are visible around the inner border of the circle.

Circular library stamp: ÉCOLE DE PHARMACIE DE PARIS

With special Imperial Grace and Privilege for ten years.

FRANKFURT

Printed by Johann Saur, at the expense of Peter Kopff,

1597.

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A small institutional stamp or seal located at the bottom of the slip. It depicts a golden crown over a shield or oval frame, the center of which is filled with a solid red circular mark.