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Paracelsus

Name: Paracelsus
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The legendary sixteenth century German-Swiss physician and alchemist Paracelsus had a monumental impact on the development of modern medicine. He was a pioneer in several aspects of the medical revolution of the Renaissance, emphasising the value of observation in combination with received wisdom. As a physician, he held a natural affinity with the Hermetic, Neoplatonic and Pythagorean philosophies central to the German Renaissance. He revolutionised medicine and science by bridging alchemy with therapeutics, rejecting ancient medical dogma and pioneering the use of chemical and mineral remedies. Delphi’s Renaissance Collection provides eReaders with rare and prominent works of science, history, biography and philosophy from the fifteenth to mid-seventeenth centuries. A pivotal period of human development, the Renaissance witnessed the dismantling of medieval scholasticism, birthing modern European languages and shifting the human consciousness from a god-centric worldview to a humanistic perspective. This eBook presents Paracelsus’ complete works, with illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

Category: Renaissance Collection Tags: German, Philosophy, Renaissance, Science

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* Features the complete Hermetic and Alchemical Writings of Paracelsus
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Paracelsus’ life and works
* Concise introduction to the author and his work
* Arthur Edward Waite’s celebrated 1894 translation
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Easily locate the sections you want to read with individual contents tables
* Features three bonus biographical works — discover Paracelsus’ world

CONTENTS:

The Books
Brief Introduction: Paracelsus
The Coelum Philosophorum
The Book Concerning the Tincture of the Philosophers
The Gradations of Metals
The Treasure of Treasures for Alchemists
Concerning the Transmutations of Metals and of Cements
The Aurora of the Philosophers
Concerning the Spirits of the Planets
The Economy of Minerals, elsewhere called the Genealogy of Minerals
The Composition of Metals
Concerning the Nature of Things
The Paracelsic Method of Extracting Mercury from all the Metals
The Sulphur of the Metals
The Crocus of the Metals, or the Tincture
The Philosophy of Theophrastus concerning the Generations of the Elements
The Archidoxies of Theophrastus Paracelsus
The Manual or Treatise Concerning the Medicinal Philosophic Stone
A Book Concerning Long Life
The Book Concerning Renovation and Restoration
A Little Book Concerning the Quintessence
Alchemy the Third Column of Medicine
The Labyrinthus Medicorum
Concerning the Degrees and Compositions of Recipes and of Natural Things in Alchemy
Concerning Preparations in Alchemical Medicine
The Alchemical Process and Preparation of the Spirit of Vitriol
The Alchemist of Nature
The Philosophy Addressed to the Athenians
Hermetic Astronomy