Theatrum chemicum Britannicum· : Containing severall poeticall pieces of our famous English philosophers, who have written the hermetique mysteries in their owne ancient language. / Faithfully collected into one volume, with annotations thereon, by Elias Ashmole, Esq. Qui est Mercuriophilus Anglicus. The first part.

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MDCLII. [1652]
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London : Printed by J. Grismond for Nath: Brooke, at the Angel in Cornhill, MDCLII. [1652]

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16 unnumbered pages, 486 pages, 8 unnumbered pages, 2 unnumbered plates (1 folded) : illustrations (metal cuts, woodcuts).

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A collection of works by various writers, compiled by Ashmole.
Partly in verse.
Title page in red and black.
The frontispiece is engraved and signed "T. Cross sculp:"; most of the illustrations are signed: Ro: Vaughan. sculp:.
The last four leaves contain a table of contents and glossary.
Annotation on Thomason copy: The final "I" in the imprint is crossed out, and "1651" is written; "Febr. 4.".
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

References note

Wing (2nd ed., 1994) A3987.
Thomason E.653[1].

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Thomason Tracts ; 100:E653[1]) s1999 miun s

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