The hermetical triumph: or, the victorious philosophical stone. A treatise More compleat and more intelligible than any yet Extant, concerning the hermetical magistery. Translated from the French. To which is added, The ancient war of the knights ; Being an Alchymistical Dialogue betwixt our Stone, Gold and Mercury; of the true Matter, of which those who have traced Nature, do prepare the Philosopher's Stone. Translated from the German.

All titles

• The hermetical triumph: or, the victorious philosophical stone. A treatise More compleat and more intelligible than any yet Extant, concerning the hermetical magistery. Translated from the French. To which is added, The ancient war of the knights ; Being an Alchymistical Dialogue betwixt our Stone, Gold and Mercury; of the true Matter, of which those who have traced Nature, do prepare the Philosopher's Stone. Translated from the German.
• Triomphe hermétique. English

People / Organizations

• Francis Noble ("printed by")
• Alexandre-Toussaint Limojon de Saint-Didier (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by F. Noble, at Otway's-Head, in St. Martin's-Court, near Leicester-Fields, [1740]

Publication year

1740-1740

ESTC No.

T111138

Grub Street ID

163575

Description

xxvi,[2],147,[1];39,[1]p. : ill. ; 8⁰

Note

An English translation of Limojon de Saint Didier's 'Le triomphe hermétique'. which comprised Didier's 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, from the original German, i.e. 'The war of the knights'.

P.147: "The name of the author in Latin is in this anagram. Dives sicut aidens S***.", i.e. Sanctus Didiereus.

A reissue of the 1723 edition with a new titlepage.

Price from imprint: price Two Shillings Bound.