1644 PARACELSUS, [Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim] (1493 – 1541); LOCATELLI, Lodovico (1600 – 1657)
Theatro d’Arcani del medico Lodovico Locatelli da Bergamo; nel quale si tratta dell’arte chimica, et suoi arcani, con gli afforismi d’Ippocrate commentati da Paracelso, et l’espositione d’alcune cifre, et caratteri oscuri de filosofi.
‘It is apparent that by the 1640’s Paracelsian medicine had gained momentum in Italy and that iatrochemical theories were being adopted by a number of Italian physicians. […] In 1644 there appeared the first Italian t…
GMN 11858 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/14062
1673 WIRDIG, Sebastian (1613 – 1687)
Nova medicina spirituum: Curiosa scientia & doctrina, unanimiter hucusque neglecta, & à nemine meritò exculta, medicis tamen & physicis utilissima. In quâ Primo Spirituum naturalis constitutio, vita, sanitas temperamenta, ingenia, calidum innatum, phantasiae vires, ideae, astrorum influentiae, μετεμψύχωσις, rerum magnetissimi, sympatiae & antipatiae, qualitates hactenus occultae, aliaq; caeteroquin abstrusa & paradoxa; Dehinc spirituum praeternaturalis seu morbosa Dispositio, causae, curationes per naturam, per diaetam, per arcana majora, palingenesiam, magnetissimum seu sympatheismum, transplantationes, amuleta, ingenuè & dilucidè demonstrantur.
”A very curious work, attributing the causes of many diseases to spirits and basing their cure on this theory. There is a great deal on insanity. The methods of treatment are partly chemical, partly magnetical, even s…
GMN 12972 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15220
1702 MANGET, Jean-Jacques [Johann Jacob Mangetus] (1652 – 1742)
Bibliotheca chemica curiosa, seu rerum ad alchemiam pertinentium thesaurus instructissimus; quo non tantum artis auriferae, ac scriptorum in ea nobiliorum historia traditur; Lapidis veritas argumentis & experimentis innumeris. 2 vols.
A library of chemical and alchemical works, including various alchemical works (some illustrated) that were already rare by Manget's time. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.
GMN 11175 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/13372
1844 PETTIGREW, Thomas Joseph (1791 – 1865)
On superstitions connected with the history and practice of medicine and surgery.
Digital facsimile from the Hathi Trust at this link.
GMN 12695 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/14940
1906 YOUNG, James (1811 – 1883); FERGUSON, John (1837 – 1916)
Bibliotheca chemica: A catalogue of the alchemical, chemical and pharmaceutical books in the collection of the late James Young of Kelly and Durris....by John Ferguson. 2 vols.
One of the great landmarks of descriptive scientific bibliography. With bibliographical details of each work, biographical notices of each writer, and exhaustive lists of references in chronological order, its scope a…
GMN 8473 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/10650
1943 –1955 FERGUSON, John (1837 – 1916)
Catalogue of the Ferguson collection of books mainly relating to alchemy, chemistry, witchcraft and gypsies in the Library of the University of Glasgow. 2 vols. including Supplement (1955).
Due to wartime paper rationing only 40 copies of the first printing of the catalogue were published when it was issued in 1943; it was reprinted in the 21st century. Ferguson is best known as the author of the extensi…
GMN 11332 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/13530
1949 DUVEEN, Denis Ian (1910 – 1992); KLICKSTEIN, Herbert S.
Bibliotheca chemica et alchemica. An annotated catalogue of printed books on alchemy, chemistry and cognate subjects.
Though he was not credited on the title page, most of this catalogue was written by Herbert S. Klickstein, working for the collector, Denis Duveen.
GMN 11228 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/13425
1968 –1977 MACPHAIL, Ian (1923 – 2014); MULTHAUF, Robert P. (1919 – 2004); JAFFÉ, Aniela (1903 – 1991); MCGUIRE, William (1917 – 2009)
Alchemy and the occult; a catalogue of books and manuscripts from the collection of Paul and Mary Mellon given to Yale University Library. Compiled by Ian MacPhail, with essays by R. P. Multhauf and Aniela Jaffé and additional notes by William McGuire. 4 vols.
GMN 11331 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/13529
1972 ULLMANN, Manfred (1931 – )
Die Natur- und Geheimwissenschaften im Islam.(Handbuch der Orientalistik, 1. Abteilung, Ergänzungsband VI, 2).
Concerns zoology, botany, mineralogy, alchemy, astrology, magic, agriculture, the largest section being devoted to alchemy.
GMN 12526 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/14761
2006 NEVILLE, Roy G. (1926 – 2007)
The Roy G. Neville historical chemical library: An annotated catalogue of printed books on alchemy, chemistry, chemical technology, and related subjects. 2 vols.
GMN 11227 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/13424
