Item #68942 Johannes' de Rupescissa. Liber de consideratione quintae essentiae omnium rerum deutsch: Studien zur Alchemia medica des 15. bis 17. Jahrhunderts mit kritischer Edition des Textes; Heidelberger Studien zur Naturkunde der friihen Neuzeit. Udo. Johannes de Rupescissa BENZENHÖFER.

Johannes' de Rupescissa. Liber de consideratione quintae essentiae omnium rerum deutsch: Studien zur Alchemia medica des 15. bis 17. Jahrhunderts mit kritischer Edition des Textes; Heidelberger Studien zur Naturkunde der friihen Neuzeit

Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 214pp. Original blue cloth with gilt titling to spine, index. GERMAN text. A German language text-critical study of the alchemical work "Liber de Consideratione Quintae Essentiae" (originally written circa 1350, first published Basle, 1561). The author, Johannes de Rupescissa (Jean de Roquetaillade / John of Rupescissa: ca. 1310 – 1370[?]) was a French Franciscan alchemist, and "Liber de Consideratione Quintae Essentiae" one of two significant alchemical works that he wrote. This study by Benzenhöfer was originally presented as his doctoral thesis at the University of Heidelberg, 1988. Just a hint of shelfwear - else a tight, bright near Fine copy (no dust jacket - believe none called for). Item #68942
ISBN: 3515053883

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