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Grand Eclaircissement de la Pierre Philosophale: Pour la Transmutation de Tous les Metaux.
Paris - Milan: Arma Artis, 1976. Facsimile Edition. Original Wraps. Bibliotheca alchemica", facsimile reproduction of the 1628 copy kept at the Bibliothèque Mazarine. "Le Grand Éclaircissement de la Pierre Philosophale pour la Transmutation de Tous les Metaux"...Alchemy, specifically the process of transmuting base metals into gold and silver using the Philosopher's Stone. The book covers various aspects of the alchemical process, including preparing materials, constructing equipment, and performing transmutations, along with philosophical and spiritual insights into the art. First published in 1628 by Pierre Béraud.
From the personal library collection of Brian Cotnoir, alchemist, artist and award-winning filmmaker. Author of Practical Alchemy: Guide to the Great Work, The Emerald Tablet, a series of Alchemical ‘Zines, Alchemical Meditations, Alchemy: The Poetry of Matter and most recently On Alchemy: Essential Practices and Making Art as Alchemy. He has presented seminars and workshops around the world on various aspects of the alchemy. Khepri Press was started in 2014 as a place to organize and distribute his work. It is a very small press dedicated to alchemical book arts. Some of this work is publishable and others may exist only in manuscript or object form – alchemical results or talismans. Near Fine in Wraps. Near fine, light shelfwear, light toning/staining, else tight, bright, and unmarred. 8vo. 99pp. Illus. (b/w). Black printed wrappers. Former owner library stamp. Text in French. Item #13520
Price: $50.00