Coelum philosophorum, seu, Liber de secretis naturae
By: per Philippum Vlstadium ; ex variis autoribus accuratè selectus, variísque figuris illustratus ; nunc recèns adiecimus Joan. Anto. Campesii Directorium summae summarum medicinae ...
Contributors: Albertus, Magnus, Saint, 1193?-1280; Arnaldus, de Villanova, -1311; Johannes, de Rupescissa, approximately 1300-approximately 1365; Llull, Ramon, 1232?-1316; Campesius, Ioan. Anto. (Joannes Antonius); Rouillé, Guillaume, 1518?-1589, printer
Publisher: Apud Gulielmum Rovillium
Published: 1557
Place of publication: Lugduni
Language: lat
Number of pages: 431
Subjects: Early works to 1800; Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric; Distillation; Alchemy; Pharmacy
Other titles: Coelvm philosophorvm; Liber de secretis naturae; Coelum philosophorum
Notes: Compiled chiefly from Joannes de Rupescissa, Ramón Lull, Arnaldus de Villanova and Albertus Magnus.

Originally published 1526. This version first published at Lyon 1553 with new woodcuts and the added work by Campesius. Cf. Thorndike, BM.

Privilege dated 1550. Dedication & preface, dated 1543, first added to 1543 Paris edition.

Title-vignette (printer's mark); initials.

Signatures: A-2E⁸ (2D8v, 2E7v, 2E8 blank).

Includes index.

Title vignette; head-pieces; initials.

Thorndike, L. Hist. of magic, V:541-542

Adams U-54

Wellcome cat. of printed bks., 6401

NLM 16th cent. 4450

Gift of the C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles.

Bound in vellum with ink title on spine and ink inscription on top edge

Library's copy lack final blank leaf (2E8).