The Alchemical Miscarriage, or the Vales of Secrets of the Divine Wisdom
Résumé
This is a short presentation of a hitherto rather neglected German alchemical narrative, published anonymously in Halle in 1619 : Abortus Chimicus, Sive Valles Arcanitatum Divæ Sapientiæ. Sections of the paper include:
- Book history
- An allegorical journey
- Obvious main sources : Nazari and Maier
- A puzzle to be solved : Agricola’s frontispiece