Chemistry, Alchemy & Mineralogy.- Nemo ingrediatur nisi

Chemistry, Alchemy & Mineralogy.- Nemo ingrediatur nisi qui chemiam sapiat, manuscript in Latin, title and 152pp., in a neat cursive hand, a few unobstrusive wormholes / small traces, contemporary vellum over limp boards, spine with 2 worn leather labels, small 4to (215 x 153mm.), [Italy], [c.1750].

⁂ The second part (complete in itself) of a seemingly unknown work of chemistry. The work is divided into the description of 84 chemical 'processes' and includes fossils, gold, platinum, quicksilver, antimony, suplhur, and sulphuric acid. We note the names of Hoffmann, Glauber and Paracelsus in the text.