Keywords: Musaeum Hermeticum 1678 X. Clavis AQ38 Key 10.tif Matthaeus Merian 1593 “1650 From Tripus aureus hoc est Tres tractatus chymici selectissimi nempe I Basilii Valentini benedictini ordinis monachi Germani practica una cum 12 clavibus et appendice ex germanico; II Thomae Nortoni angli philosophi crede mihi seu ordinale ante annos 140 ab authore seriptum nunc ex anglicano manuscripto in latinum translatum phrasi eujusque authoris ut et sententia retenta; III Cremeri cuiusdam abbatis westmonasteriensis angli testamentum hactenus nondum publicatum nunc in diversarum nationum gratiam editi et figuris cupro affabre incisis ornati operâ et studio Michaelis Maieri phil et med d com p c Francofurti apud Hermannum à Sande MDCLXXVII as published in the collection Musaeum hermeticum reformatum et amplificatum Francofurti Apud Hermannum à Sande 1678 In Latin The part in question 'I Basilii Valentini benedictini ordinis monachi Germani practica una cum 12 clavibus et appendice ex germanico;' or 'Basil Valentine a German monk of the Benedictine order one study with the twelve keys and the appendix translated from the German ' Around a downward pointing radiant triangle are the words NATVS SVM EX HERMOGENE top I am born from Hermogenes HYPERION ELEGIT ME right side descending Hyperion elected me and ABSQ IAMSVPH COGOR INTERIRE left side ascending Without Iamsoph I am destined to perish Inside the vertices of the triangle are the symbols of the Sun on the left the Moon on the right and Mercury at the bottom with Hebrew lettering Within the triangle is a double radiant circle inside of which are written Hebrew letters The Hebrew lettering does not correspond to identifiable Hebrew words http //othmerlib chemheritage org/record b1035996~S6 Catalog Information From the copy in the Roy G Neville Historical Chemical Library http //www chemheritage org/ Chemical Heritage Foundation Downloaded with permission from the Chemical Heritage Foundation as part of the Wikipedian in Residence initiative Chemical Heritage Foundation http //www chemheritage org/ Chemical Heritage Foundation 1678 PD-old-100 PD-old-100 cc-by-3 0 Chemical Heritage Foundation Musaeum Hermeticum Archives Images from the Chemical Heritage Foundation Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine PD-old-100 |