Hortulus hermeticus flosculis philosophorum cupro incisis conformatus, & breuissimis versiculis explicatus quo chymiatriae studiosi pro philotheca vti, fessique laboratorium ministri recreari possint
By: authore M. Daniele Stolcio Bohemo, med: cand: poeta lau: cor:
Contributors: Jennis, Lucas, printer
Publisher: Impensis Lucae Jennisii
Published: 1627
Place of publication: Francofurti
Language: lat
Number of pages: 165
Subjects: Early works to 1800; Emblems; Alchemy
Other titles: Hortvlvs hermeticvs floscvlis philosophorvm cvpro incisis conformatvs
Work titles: Hortulus hermeticus
Notes: Signatures: A-K⁸ L⁴.

Last 3 pages blank.

Title vignette; head-pieces, initials.

"The first eight pages are printed as usual, then on p. 9, and every fourth page thereafter, there is a steel engraving containing four small emblematic pictures with a motto and an alchemist's name. Below the engraving are printed the mottos. Pp. 10-11, 14-15, 18-19, and so on to the end, are blank. Pp. 8, 12, and every fourth page thereafter, have two couplets on each of the symbols on the following page"--Ferguson.

Duveen, D.I. Alchemica et chemica, p. 566

Ferguson, J. Bib. chemica, II, p. 410-411

Landwehr, J. German emblem books, 561

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Binding: mottled sheepskin; spine gilt; marbled edges.

Inscription on verso of third front free endpaper: Donné par Mr. le marquis de Pauling; label of Buchhandlung Heinrich Tränker, Leipzig, Blumengasse 12, on front pastedown.