Elucidation of Secrets
Elucidatio secretorum, das ist, Erklärung der Geheimnussen. Experimenta. Hermetische Philosophia. Dicta Alani. Claves
Lullius, Raimundus|Bernhardus Trevisanus|[Alanus de Insulis]|Basilius Valentinus
German
Pseudo-Alanus de Insulis c. 13th century · published 1602
576 pages
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No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
The 1602 German work 'Elucidatio Secretorum' is an alchemical anthology containing treatises attributed to Pseudo-Lull, Bernhardus Trevisanus, and Basilius Valentinus. While English translations of these individual treatises exist (notably in A.E. Waite's 'The Hermetic Museum'), those translations are derived from Latin sources (such as the 1678 'Musaeum Hermeticum') or other editions, rather than this specific 1602 German compilation. No English translation of the 1602 German text itself or this specific editorial arrangement was found in any major catalog.
Related translations found:
The Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine (in The Hermetic Museum), trans. Arthur Edward Waite (1893) [partial]
The Answer of Bernardus Trevisanus to the Epistle of Thomas of Bononia (in Collectanea Chymica), trans. Anonymous (1684) [partial]
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Step into the secret laboratories of history’s most legendary alchemists—Lull, Trevisan, and Valentine—as they reveal the precise experiments needed to forge the Philosopher’s Stone. This 1602 compendium bridges the gap between the physical transmutation of base metals into gold and the spiritual purification of the human soul.
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