Английская Википедия:Bibliotheca Chemica Curiosa
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Шаблон:Lang (Latin for “Curious Chemical Library”) is a collection of alchemical texts first published in Latin, in Geneva, 1702 by Chouet, edited by Jean-Jacques Manget.[1]
It is a two-volume work, each has more than 900 pages and contains 143 texts in total,[2] which makes it one of the most comprehensive collections of alchemical texts in addition to the Theatrum Chemicum.
It is based on reprints of older publications, such as Theatrum Chemicum and Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum.
The full Latin title, including the editor’s name, on the title page: “Шаблон:Lang”.
Gallery
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Portrait of Jean-Jaques Manget from Bibliotheca Chemica Curiosa
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Title page of “tomus primus”
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Plate 1 from volume 1
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Plate 2 from volume 1
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Plate 7 from volume 1
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Plate 15 from vol. 1, The End of the Great Work shows the spiritualized body rising into the heavens, leaving behind the old body. The ladder of wisdom has been scaled, the angels crown the victorious adept. Above them, the sun illuminates the scene with the radiance of wisdom.[3]
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Page 898 from volume 2
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Page 901 from volume 2
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