Bibliotheca Chemica Curiosa

Bibliotheca Chemica Curiosa (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]

Bibliotheca Chemica Curiosa
Title page of the first volume
Edited byJean-Jacques Manget
CountryGeneva
LanguageLatin
GenreDocument
PublisherChouet
Published1702
No. of books2

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: “Jo. Jacobi Mangeti, Medicinae Doctoris, Et Sereniss. ac Potentiss. Regis Prussiae Archiatri, Bibliotheca Chemica Curiosa, Seu Rerum ad Alchemiam pertinentium Thesaurus Instructissimus : Quo non tantùm Artis Auriferae, Ac Scriptorum in ea Nobiliorum Historia traditur ; Lapidis Veritas Argumentis & Experimentis innumeris, immò & Juris Consultorum Judiciis evincitur ; Termini obscuriores explicantur ; Cautiones contra Impostores, & Difficultates in Tinctura Universali conficienda occurentes, declarantur : Verùm etiam Tractatus Omnes Virorum Celebriorum, qui in Magno sudarunt Elixyre, quíque ab ipso Hermete, ut dicitur, Trismegisto, ad nostra usque Tempora de Chrysopoea scripserunt, cum praecipuis suis Commentariis, concinno Ordine dispositi exhibentur. Ad quorum omnium Illustrationem additæ sunt quamplurimæ Figuræ æneæ”.

  • Portrait of Jean-Jaques Manget from Bibliotheca Chemica Curiosa
  • Title page of “tomus primus”
  • Plate 1 from volume 1
  • Plate 2 from volume 1
  • Plate 7 from volume 1
  • 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]
  • Page 898 from volume 2
  • Page 901 from volume 2
gollark: ++remind 11y9m Deal with issue in 2m
gollark: Wait, I can just delete your reminders.
gollark: ++remind 12y6mo Assassination attempt in 6 months.
gollark: ++remind 300y Conquer large and small Magellanic clouds.
gollark: You still have to do the peace treaty though.

References
  1. "Jo. Jacobi Mangeti ... Bibliotheca chemica curiosa". e-rara.ch. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  2. "Bibliotheca chemica curiosa". levity.com. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  3. Aromatico, Andrea (2000). "Chapter 3: The Practice of Alchemy". Alchemy: The Great Secret. “Abrams Discoveries” series. Translated by Hawkes, Jack. New York: Harry N. Abrams. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-8109-2889-3. Accomplishing the Great Work
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