The hermetical triumph: or, The victorious philosophical stone. A treatise more compleat and more intelligible than any has been yet, concerning the hermetical magistery. Translated from the French. To which is added, The ancient war of the knights. Translated from the German original. As also, some annotations upon the most material points, where the two translations differ. Done from a German edition

All titles

• The hermetical triumph: or, The victorious philosophical stone. A treatise more compleat and more intelligible than any has been yet, concerning the hermetical magistery. Translated from the French. To which is added, The ancient war of the knights. Translated from the German original. As also, some annotations upon the most material points, where the two translations differ. Done from a German edition
• Triomphe herm'etique. English.
• Uralter Ritter-krieg.

People / Organizations

• Alexandre-Toussaint Limojon de Saint-Didier (Author)

Imprint

London : printed; and sold by P. Hanet, at the Sign of the Black-Spread-Eagle, near Somerset-House in the Strand, 1723.

Publication year

1723

ESTC No.

T119227

Grub Street ID

170649

Description

xxvi,[2],147,[1];39,[1]p. : ill. ; 8°.

Note

An English translation of Limojon de Saint Didier's 'Le triomphe herm'etique', a French translation of a Latin version of the German work 'Uralter Ritter-krieg', with his commentary. This edition also includes an English translation of 'Uralter Ritter-krieg' ('The war of the knights') from the original German

Page 147: 'The name of the author in Latin is in this anagram. Dives sicut ardens S***', i.e. Sanctus Didiereus

Reissued in 1740 for F. Noble; and again later (between 1741 and 1745?) for T. Harris

Frontis. illustration.