Three Books on Gold

TABLE OF CHAPTERS which are contained in this volume.

BOOK ONE.

GOLD: what was its estimation in antiquity. Chap. I. 1
Gold, in regard to the utility of nature, ought not to be valued so highly. Chap. II. 4
The estimation of gold does not depend on medicine. Chap. III. 5
The nobility of gold does not depend on its potability. Chap. IIII. 11
The purity and durability of gold are not properly the cause of its estimation. Chap. V. 14
Brightness is not the cause why gold excels other metals in price. Chap. VI. 16
The nobility of gold does not depend on the Sacred Scriptures. Chap. VII. 19
The nobility of gold does not depend on the grace it procures for the wearer. Chap. VIII. 20

BOOK TWO.

GOLD: whether it can be produced by art, and concerning the name of this art. Chap. I. 23
The origin of this art and its progress. Chap. II. 23
Whether this art is legitimate or not; and what Princes and interpreters have felt. Chap. III. 32
What ought to be felt concerning the production of gold by art from the perspective of natural philosophy. Chap. IIII. 40
That gold can be produced by art. Chap. V. 48
A declaration of the opinion of St. Thomas Aquinas concerning the production of gold. Chap. VI. 51