Philosophie naturelle de trois anciens philosophes renommez
Subtitle: Artephius, Flamel, & Synesius, traitant de l'art occulte, & de la transmutation metallique
Contributors: Artephius; Artephius; Flamel, Nicolas, -1418; Synesius, of Cyrene, Bishop of Ptolemais; Ripley, George, -1490?; Houry, Laurent d', -1725, printer
Edition: Derniere edition  / augmentée d'un petit Traité du mercure, & de la pierre des philosophes de G. Ripleus, nouvellement traduit en françois.
Publisher: Chez Laurent d'Houry
Published: 1682
Language: fre
Number of pages: 106
Subjects: Mercury; Alchemy; Early works to 1800
Other titles: Philosophie natvrelle de trois anciens philosophes renommez
Work titles: Trois traictez de la philosophie naturelle
Notes: Signatures: A-M⁴ N1 O⁴.

Title vignette (printer's device); initials.

"Priuilege du roy" granted to "Pierre Arnauld sieur Arnauld sieur de la cheuallerie en Poictou."

The original edition (with title: Trois traictez de la philosophie natvrelle ... A Paris, Chez la vefue M. Guillemot & S. Thiboust) appeared 1612 in 2 issues of the same press, differing typographically throughout, one having 98 pages, the other 103 pages. The surplus copies of the 98-page issue were reissued 1659 with a new t.p. differing only in the imprint (A Paris, Chez Iaqves d'Allin, M. DC. LIX.) The present edition is a reissue of the surplus copies of the 1659 edition with a new t.-p., and with Ripley's "Traite du mercure ..." added as a supplement (p. 99-106) cf. J. Ferguson, Bibl. chem. I (1906 repr. 1954) p. 47-48.

Ferguson, J.  Bib. chemica, I, p. 47-48

"Preface au lecteur" and the work by Artephius in French and Latin.

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

Binding: old worn calfskin; extensive manuscript notes in margins, front pastedown and rear free endpaper; label with bibliographic information on front pastedown.