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Hippocrates chymicus
- 1677
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Otto Tachenius
London: N. Crouch
- 20 cm H
- In the Edelstein Rare Book Room
- Douglas A. Lockard
- Roy G. Neville Historical Chemical Library
- b10368140
Description
The engraved title page of Tachenius's Hippocrates chymicus links the two major strands of early modern alchemy: mining and metallurgy (above) and medicine (below). The four elements, earth, air, fire, and water, are personified at the sides.