Gebri arabis philosophi ac alchimistae acutissimi, De alchemia traditio summae perfectionis in duos libros divisa
Subtitle: item, Liber investigationis magisterij eiusdem
Contributors: Geber, active 13th century; Geber, active 13th century; Zetzner, Lazarus, -1616, printer
Publisher: Impensis Lazari Zetzneri
Published: 1598
Place of publication: Strasbourg]
Language: lat
Number of pages: 303
Subjects: Alchemy; Early works to 1800
Other titles: De alchemia traditio summae perfectionis; Liber investiagtionis magisterij eiusdem.
Work titles: Summa perfectionis magisterii
Notes: Signatures: A-U⁸.

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Title vignette; head-piece; initials.

The author of this book is believed to be the 13th century alchemist referred to as Pseudo-Geber whose real name was probably Paul of Taranto, a Franciscan scholar from Southern Italy, not Jābir ibn Ḥayyān, the 8th century Arab alchemist and father of Arab chemistry. Cf. Newman.

Duveen, D.I.  Alchemica et chemica , p. 239

Newman, W.R.  New light on the identity of Geber.  (Sudhoffs Archiv), Bd. 69, Heft 1 (1985): p. 76-90

Gift of the C.G. Jung Institute.

Binding: vellum; edges stained red.