Amphitheatrum sapientiae aeternae, solius verae, christiano-kabalisticum, divino-magicum, nec non physico-chymicum tertriunum, catholicon
By: instructore Henrico Khunrath Lips: theosophiae amatore fideli, et medicinae utriusq[ue] doct: Hallelŭ-Iáh! Hallelŭ-Iah Hallelŭ-Iah! Phy diabolo! E millibus vix uni
Contributors: Wolfart, Erasmus; Diricks, Jan, engraver; Doort, Peter van der, engraver; Antonius, Wilhelm, -1611, printer; Francis Bacon Library; Van Ess Collection (Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary)
Publisher: Excudebat Guilielmus Antonius
Published: 1609
Place of publication: Hanoviae [Hanau]
Language: lat
Number of pages: 222
Subjects: Alchemy; Early works to 1800; Theosophy; Occultism; Early works to 1900
Other titles: Amphitheatrvm sapientiae aeternae solivs verae
Work titles: Amphiteatrum sapientiæ æternæ
Notes: Colophon: Hanoviae excudebat Guilielmus Antonius, MDCIX.

Publication information from colophon.

Signatures: a-g⁴ h² A-2E⁴ (verso of 2E4 is blank).

Pagination errors: p. 47-150, 191-192, 217 misnumbered as 145-148, 192-193 and 127, respectively.

Engraved, illustrated t.p.; title within historiated frame.

Also issued with cancel t.p.'s, with Magdeburg, 1608 and Hamburg, 1653 imprints.--cf. D.I. Duveen.

Preface signed by Erasmus Wolfart.

Frontispiece portrait of author engraved by Jan Diricks. Nine double plates, some dated 1602, some signed by engraver Peter van der Doort, two folded leaves are letterpress.

Printed marginal notes.

Some text printed in double columns.

Each page printed within a double rule frame.

Woodcut head- and tail-pieces, initials.

Burke Library copy: Imperfect: 2 folded plates present; all other plates wanting.

Burke Library copy: Inscription on t.p. verso: Ehrmann, Francofurti ad M.; also inscribed by Erhmann on t.p. Other inscriptions on t.p. and front free endpaper obscured.

Burke Library copy: Annotation and underlining in red ink throughout.

Burke Library copy: Binding: Leather over pasteboard; ties wanting.

Includes bibliographical references.

NLM 17th cent., 6371

Ferguson coll., I, 366

Duveen Coll. of Alchemy and chemistry, 32

Graesse, 3-4, p. 15

Brunet, 3, col. 658

Gatch. Van Ess catalog, A-3350