Annulus Platonis
Subtitle: oder, Physikalisch-chymische erklårung der natur nach ihrer entstehung, erhaltung und zerstohrung von einer gesellschaft åchter naturforscher aufs neue verb. und mit vielen wichtigen anmerkungen hrsg.
Contributors: Forchenbrunn, Herwerd von, supposed author.; Kirchweger, Anton Joseph, d. 1746.
Publisher: G.J. Decker
Published: 1781
Place of publication: Berlin; Leipzig
Language: ger
Number of pages: 551
Subjects: Alchemy -- Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Aurea catena Homeri.
Notes: Attributed by the editors of this edition to Herwerd von Forchenbrunn of Croman, Moravia, as a member of the Rosicrucian society known under the name Homerus. cf. Vorrede, p. ix. Kopp in his "Aurea catena Homeri," 1880, and in "Die alchémie" 1886, 2. t., p. 209 ascribes the work to Anton Joseph Kirchweger, of Gmunden, d. 1746. cf. Ferguson. Biblioteca chemica, v. 1, p. 469.
The earliest ed. appeared in 1723 under title: Aurea catena Homeri, and in the same year was issued the "Experientia Naxagora [pseud.] secundum annulos Platonicos et catenam auream Homeri."
This copy contains (attached to the posterior guard sheet) An extract from "Eine feine beschreibung der philosophischen materie ... in reimen ... ab incerto autore" (p. 383-388. 15 cm.) Mounted on inside back cover a diagram: Die richtigste hermetische figur.