Reibehand, Christoph

Neuer chymischer Discurs von den grausamen und verführischen Irrwegen der Alchymisten ... und dann was doch endlich der rechte uhralte einige Weg zu dem allerhöchsten Secreto sey ... Denen sind nach beygefüget 79 grosse sonderbahre Wunder. This work, with title 'Filum Ariadnes: das ist Neuer chymischer Discurs [etc.]' was first published at Leipzig in 1636 by Reibehand under the pseudonym of Heinrich von Batsdorff. The '79 Wunder' were added with the Leipzig and Gotha reprint of 1690. The last 6 ll. of this MS. contain transcripts from Salomon Trismosin's 'Aureum Vellus', 1599. These are: (1) Hermes Trismegistus. Tabula smaragdina: in Latin (1.81v). (2) [Anon.] Alchemical poem beginning 'Diss Gemahl auzsehen schlingt und ring' and ending 'die arme stehts befohlen seyn' (ll. 82-84). It is illustrated with a rough pen-drawn symbolic figure. (3) Bildtdorff (Georg). Ein Augment. Das ander Augment (ll. 85, 86).

mid-18th century

1 volume 86 ll. + 2 bl. ll. 4to. 20 × 16 cm. Original quarter-vellum binding. Some leaves have been cut out at the end.

Presented by Edward Morell Holmes, 1913.

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).