Lives of Alchemystical Philosophers
Arthur Edward Waite, 1888
First year · Alchemy
Contents
- Preface p. 5
- Introductory Essay p. 9
- On the Physical Theory and Practice of the Magnum Opus p. 38
- Geber p. 44
- Rhasis p. 46
- Alfarabi p. 48
- Avicenna p. 51
- Morien p. 53
- Albertus Magnus p. 57
- Thomas Aquinas p. 61
- Roger Bacon p. 63
- Alain of Lisle p. 67
- Raymond Lully p. 68
- Arnold de Villanova p. 88
- Jean de Meung p. 90
- The Monk Ferarius p. 92
- Pope John XXII p. 93
- Nicholas Flamel p. 95
- Peter Bono p. 118
- Johannes de Rupecissa p. 119
- Basil Valentine p. 120
- Isaac of Holland p. 123
- Bernard Trévisan p. 124
- John Fontaine p. 129
- Thomas Norton p. 130
- Thomas Dalton p. 133
- Sir George Ripley p. 134
- Picus de Mirandola p. 136
- Paracelsus p. 137
- Denis Zachaire p. 140
- Berigard of Pisa p. 148
- Charnock p. 148
- Giovanni Braccesco p. 151
- Leonardi Fioravanti p. 153
- John Dee p. 153
- Henry Khunrath p. 159
- Michael Maier p. 160
- Jacob Böhme p. 161
- J. B. van Helmont p. 166
- Butler p. 168
- Jean d’Espagnet p. 170
- Alexander Sethon p. 171
- Michael Sendivogius p. 175
- Gustenhover p. 181
- Busardier p. 182
- Anonymous Adept p. 184
- Albert Belin p. 186
- Eirenæus Philalethes p. 187
- Pierre Jean Fabre p. 200
- Helvetius p. 201
- Guiseppe Francesco Borri p. 208
- John Heydon p. 210
- Lascaris p. 211
- Delisle p. 216
- John Hermann Obereit p. 219
- Travels, Adventures, and Imprisonments of Joseph Balsamo p. 220
- Conclusion p. 273
- An Alphabetical Catalogue of Works on Hermetic Philosophy and Alchemy p. 276
- Appendix p. 307
About this book and its scans
Published 1888 by George Redway, London (title page of the scan, leaf 7). In the public domain in the US.
- livesofalchemyst1888wait: The first edition (London: George Redway, 1888), Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine copy. Pages are cited from it.
- Project Gutenberg #68687: The text: Project Gutenberg's transcription of the 1888 edition, checked word by word against the 1888 printing and corrected to it (docs/waite-lives-alchemystical-1888-extraction.md).