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Excerpt from The New Pearl of Great Price: A Treatise Concerning the Treasure and Most Precious Stone of the Philosophers, or the Method and Procedure of This Divine Art; With Observations Drawn From the Works of Arnoldus, Raymondus, Rhasis, Albertus, and Michael Scotus
Ferrara, and edited by Janus Lacinius. In the first place, it is one of the earliest works printed on alchemy, and the original is a very beautiful specimen of typography. Concerning the latter point, it is only necessary to say that it was issued from the press of Aldus, ap pearing in with the privilege of Pope Paul III. And the Senate of Venice for the space of ten years. This edition is. Of course, exceedingly rare and is highly prized by collectors. In, the second place, it is a very clear, method ical, and well-reasoned treatise, com paring favourably in these respects with the bulk of alchemical literature. A reader who is unacquainted with alchemyviii. T /ze New Pearl of Great Price.
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Ferrara, and edited by Janus Lacinius. In the first place, it is one of the earliest works printed on alchemy, and the original is a very beautiful specimen of typography. Concerning the latter point, it is only necessary to say that it was issued from the press of Aldus, ap pearing in with the privilege of Pope Paul III. And the Senate of Venice for the space of ten years. This edition is. Of course, exceedingly rare and is highly prized by collectors. In, the second place, it is a very clear, method ical, and well-reasoned treatise, com paring favourably in these respects with the bulk of alchemical literature. A reader who is unacquainted with alchemyviii. T /ze New Pearl of Great Price.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
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Arthur Edward Waite
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ISBN - 9780364036501
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
Page Count - 458
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Arthur Edward Waite
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ISBN - 9781333652722
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Page Count - 460
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