[Raimundus Lullius : and others. 140 chymicall rece…]

Raimundus Lullius : and others. 140 chymicall receipts and experiments. The science of alchemy. Bloomfield's compendiary... [9 pieces, in English]. XVIIth century.
f1v [Table of contents, incomplete.]
[f2-63 numbered as pages 1-124.]
1. p1-63 140 Chymicall Receipts & Experiments.
2. p64-72 The Science of Alchimye.
p72 [Pen drawing with symbols representing the four elements, the Animal, Vegetable and Mineral kingdoms, with 'Chaos' at centre.]
3. p73 The Compendiary of the Noble Science of Alchymy compiled by Mr William Blomefeild philosopher and Batchellor of Physick admitted by King Henry the eighth of most famous memory. Anno 1557.
4. p74-82 Bloomfield's Blossomes. [Verse.]
p77 [Pen drawing of a tree of alchemy marked with processes and substances.]
5. p83-85 Daltons Degrees of fire. [Verse.]
6. p86-111 The short and compendious art of Reymond Lully in the which is compiled and writ the flowers of all his bookes.
7. p112-117 This is said to be the Work of Pierce ye black Monck.
[See Ashmole, Elias 'Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum', p.275.]
8. p118-124 This book (in the Revelation of the secrett spirit pa: 37) is called The Practice of the Philosophers. But in ye book called Animae Avicennae pag:165 it is mentioned to be ye work of Rasis explayning Avicen.
9. f64-82 This is the remaynder of an auncient Chimicall booke (the former that thereof being cut away) and the rest beginning at page 42 followeth.
10. f84-86 [Various medical recipes.]

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