Index for The Mirror of Alchimy by Roger Bacon

Summary:

"The Mirror of Alchimy" by Roger Bacon is a historical treatise on the art of alchemy, written in the late 16th century. This work presents a blend of philosophical insights and practical instructions, exploring the transformation of base metals into gold and the quest for the elusive philosopher's stone. Through its chapters, the text delves deep into the definitions of alchemy, the nature of minerals, the process of creating elixirs, and the allegorical connections to nature and art. The opening of the book introduces alchemy as an ancient and noble science, shrouded in riddles and obscured language by earlier philosophers. Bacon emphasizes the importance of focusing on specific chapters that detail the transmutation of metals and the preparation of the elixir. He begins with definitions, explaining key concepts and processes, such as the principles of alchemy that involve the transformation of various metals and the generative causality of minerals. The text serves as a guide for practitioners, detailing the essential components, methods, and the philosophical underpinnings necessary to understand and engage in the alchemical process. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

• The Project Gutenberg eBook ofThe Mirror of Alchimy
• Chapter 2
• THEMirror of Alchimy,
• The Preface.
• The Mirrour of Alchimy,composed by the famous Fryer,Roger Bachon, sometime fellow ofMartinColledge, andBrasen-noseColledge in Oxenforde.
• CHAP. II.Of the naturall principles, and procreation of Minerals.
• CHAP. III.Out of what things the matter ofElixirmust be more nearly extracted.
• CHAP. V.Of the qualitie of the Vessell and Furnace.
• CHAP. VI.Of the accidentall and essentiall colours appearing in the worke.
• CHAP. VII.How to make proiection of the medicine vpon any imperfect bodie.
• The Smaragdine Table of Hermes, Trismegistus of Alchimy.
• A briefe Commentarieof Hortulanus the Philosopher, vponthe Smaragdine Table ofHermesofAlchimy.
• CHAP. I.That the Art of Alchimy is true and certaine.
• CHAP. II.That the Stone must be diuided into two parts.
• CHAP. III.That the Stone hath in it the foure Elements.
• CHAP. IIII.That the Stone hath Father and Mother, to wit, the Sunne and Moone.
• CHAP. V.That the coniunction of the parts of the stone is called Conception.
• CHAP. VI.That the Stone is perfect, if the Soule be fixt in the bodie.
• CHAP. VII.Of the mundification and cleansing of the stone.
• CHAP. VIII.That the vnfixed part of the Stone should exceed the fixed, and lift it vp.
• CHAP. IX.How the volatile Stone may againe be fixed.
• CHAP. X.Of the fruit of the Art, and efficacie of the Stone.
• CHAP. XI.That this worke imitateth the Creation of the worlde.
• CHAP. XII.An enigmaticall insinuation what the matter of the Stone shoulde be.
• CHAP. XIII.Why the Stone is said to be perfect.
• The Booke of the Secretsof Alchimie, composed by Galidthe sonne ofIazich, translated out ofHebrew into Arabick, and out ofArabick into Latine, and outof Latin into English.
• CHAP. I.Of the foure Masteries, or principall works of the Art, to wit, solution, congelation,albification, and rubification.
• CHAP. II.Of the things and instruments necessarie and fit for this worke.
• CHAP. III.Of the nature of things appertaining to this worke.
• CHAP. IIII.Of Decoction, and the effect thereof.
• CHAP. V.Of Subtiliation, Solution, Coagulation, and commistion of the Stone, and of their cause and end.
• CHAP. VI.The manner how to fixe the Spirit.
• CHAP. VII.Of the Decoction, Contrition, and washing of the stone.
• CHAP. VIII.Of the quantitie of the Fire, and of the commoditie and discommoditie of it.
• CHAP. IX.Of the Separation of the Elements of the Stone.
• CHAP. X.Of the nature of the Stone, and his birth.
• CHAP. XI.Of the commistion of the Elements that were seperated.
• CHAP. XII.Of the solution of the Stone compounded.
• CHAP. XIII.Of the coagulation of the Stone dissolued.
• CHAP. XIIII.That there is but one Stone, and of his nature.
• CHAP. XV.The maner how to make the Stone white.
• CHAP. XVI.The conuersion of the foresaid stone into red.
• An excellent discourse ofthe admirable force and efficacie of Art andNature, written by the famous FrierRoger Bacon,Sometime fellow of Merton Colledge, andafterward of Brasen-nose inOxford.
• Chapter 44
• THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
• Chapter 46

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