Mr. Culpepper's Treatise of aurum potabile Being a description of the three-fold world, viz. elementary celestial intellectual containing the knowledge necessary to the study of hermetick philosophy. Faithfully written by him in his life-time, and since his death, published by his wife.

Title

Mr. Culpepper's Treatise of aurum potabile Being a description of the three-fold world, viz. elementary celestial intellectual containing the knowledge necessary to the study of hermetick philosophy. Faithfully written by him in his life-time, and since his death, published by his wife.

Author

Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654.

Publication

London :: printed for George Eversden, at the Mayden-head in St. Pauls-Church yard,

1657.

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Alchemy -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• TO THE READER.
• Mr. Culpepper's Treatise of Aurum Potabile.
  • The motives which first moved the ancient Philosophers to this study. LIB. I.
  • What Naturall Philosophy is requisite to a Student in this Art. LIB. II.
    • Of the Elementary World. SECT. I.
      • Of the Element of EARTH. CHAP. I.
      • Of the Element of FIRE. CHAP. II.
      • Of the Element of AIRE. CHAP. III.
      • Of the Element of WATER. CHAP. IV.
    • OF THE CELESTIALL WORLD. SECT. II.
      • Proemium
      • OF THE SUN. CHAP. I.
      • OF THE MOON. CHAP. II.
      • CHAP. III. OF SATURN.
      • CHAP. IV. OF JUPITER.
      • CHAP. V. OF MARS.
      • CHAP. VI. OF VENUS.
      • CHAP. VII. OF MERCURY.
    • SECT. III. OF THE INTELLECTUALL OR, AETHERIALL WORLD.
      • introduction
      • CHAP. I. OF Intellectuall or Aetheriall Knowledge.
      • CHAP. II. What Points in Divinity must be Practiced by such as intend the attainment of Aurum Potabile.
  • THE Conclusion.