A new light of alchymy
Subtitle: taken out of the fountain of nature and manual experience. To which is added A treatise of sulphur. Written by Micheel Sandivogius: i.e. anagrammatically, Divi Leschi Genus Amo. Also nine books of the nature of things, written by Paracelsus, viz. Of the generations growths conservations life, death renewing transmutation separation signatures of natural things. Also a chymical dictionary explaining hard places and words met withal in the writings of Paracelsus, and other obscure authors. All which are faithfully translated out of the Latin into the English tongue, by J.F. M.D.
Contributors: French, John, 1616-1657; Clark, Andrew, -approximately 1678; Williams, Thomas, -1678?; Paracelsus, 1493-1541; Dorn, Gerhard, active 16th century; Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891
Publisher: printed by A. Clark, for Tho. Williams at the Golden Ball in Hosier-Lane
Published: 1674
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 351
Subjects: Alchemy; Early works to 1800; Chemistry
Other titles: Of the nature of things; Chymical dictionary; Treatise of sulfur
Work titles: Novum lumen chemicum
Notes: A translation of: Sędziwój, Michał. Novum lumen chymicum.

J.F. = John French.

The of words "generations.. death" and "renewing.. signatures" are enclosed in brackets on title page.

"Of the nature of things" a translation of part of "Metamorphosis", and "A chymical dictionary", based on "Dictionarium Theophrasti Paracelsi" by Gerhard Dorn, each have separate dated title page.

Rare Book copy: Extensive manuscript annotations.

Rare Book copy: From the library of Harvard University, with its ownership stamp, "Lowel Bequest," November 14, 1891. From the library of James Russell Lowell, with his autograph, May 12, 1842.

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), S2507A

English short title catalogue, R028861