Catalogue: Alchemy

A Note on Alchemy Kit!b al-"thar al-ulw#yah (MS A 70, item 8) !"#$%&' ()*+' ,)-. by Aristotle (d. 322 B.C.) /012' 30&)4)56(' Ris!lah al-Fahm al-th!qib il al-fahm almur!qib (MS A 70, item 9) (From the Intuitive Understanding to the Observational Understanding) 78'9:' /;<&' =&' 78)>&' /;? !&)6( attributed to Plato (d. 347 B.C.) @#4A?' [Untitled treatise] (MS A 70, item 5) attributed to Hirm!s (Hermes Trismegistus) 30B9;&' Kit!b Agh!th!dhim$n (MS A 70, item 12) (The Book of Agathodaimon) @#CD)*)E' ,)-. attributed to Agathodaimon @#CD)*)E' Ris!lah min Kit!b Agh!th!dhim$n (MS A 70, item 27) (Essay from the Book of Agathodaimon) @#CD)*)E' ,)-. FB !&)6( attributed to Agathodaimon @#CD)*)E' Ris!lah f# bay!n tafr#q al-ady!n wa-tafarru alib!d!t wa-al-diy!n!t wa-al-itiq!d!t (MS A 70, item 14)

(The Explanation of Differences of Religions and the Variation of Religious Observances, Professions of Faith, and Beliefs) G'H)I-J+'K G)L)"M&'K G'H)N%&' O9<PK @)"H+' Q"9<P @)0R =? !&)6( by Zosimos (3rd cent. A.D.) S#T06KU Mas!il / Ris!lat Mariy!nus al-R!hib al-!ak#m lilam#r Kh!lid ibn Yaz#d (MS A 70, item 19) (Questions / Correspondence of Marianos the Monk with the prince Kh!lid ibn Yaz#d) M"V" FR' M&)W 90B+ /012' 7X'9&' 3L)"9B !&)6( attributed to Kh"lid ibn Yaz!d (7th cent. A.D.) YK)%B FR' M"V" FR' M&)W Ris!lah (MS A 70, item 17) (Essay) !&)6( attributed to Kh"lid ibn Yaz!d (7th cent. A.D.) YK)%B FR' M"V" FR' M&)W A Note on J!bir ibn "ayy!n Kit!b al-Ra!mah al-kab#r (MS A 70, item 3) (The Large Book of Mercy) 90N1&' !TZ9&' ,)-. attributed to J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ Kit!b al-R!hib (MS A 70, item 7) (The Book of R!hib [the monk]) 7X'9&' ,)-. attributed to J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ Kit!b al-Mal!ghim al-th!n# (MS A 33, item 2) (The Second Book of Amalgams) =L)>&' /EA:' ,)-.

attributed to J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ Kit!b al-Mal!ghim al-a#ghar (MS A 91.1, item 8) (The Smaller Book of Amalgams) 9\]+' /EA:' ,)-. attributed to J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ Kit!b al-Mal!ghim al-th!lith (MS A 33, item 3) (The Third Book of Amalgams) ^&)>&' /EA:' ,)-. attributed to J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ Kit!b al-Mal!ghim al-th!lith (MS A 91.1, item 9) (The Third Book of Amalgams) ^&)>&' /EA:' ,)-. attributed to J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ Tafs#r al-Mal!ghim (MS A 33, item 4) (Explication of Amalgams) /EA:' 90_<P attributed to J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ Tafs#r al-mal!ghim (MS A 91.1, item 10) (Explication of Amalgams) /EA:' 90_<P attributed to J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ Kit!b al-Mal!ghim al-awwal (MS A 33, item 1) (The First Book of Amalgams) `K+' /EA:' ,)-. attributed to J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[

Kit!b al-Tad!b#r (MS A 33, item 5) (The Book of Procedures) 90R'M-&' ,)-. attributed to J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ Kit!b al-Tad!b#r (MS A 91.1, item 3) (The Book of Procedures) 90R'M-&' ,)-. attributed to J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ Kit!b al-Kham!'ir al-th!lith (MS A 33, item 16) (The Third Book of Fermentation) ^&)>&' 9")Ta' ,)-. attributed to J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ Kit!b al-Kham!'ir al-th!lith (MS A 33, item 13) (The Third Book of Fermentation) ^&)>&' 9")Ta' ,)-. by J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ Kit!b Tafs#r al-kham!'ir al-th!lith (MS A 33, item 14) (The Explication of the Third Fermentation) ^&)>&' 9")Ta' 90_<P ,)-. by J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ Ris!lah F# bay!n al-kham!ir (MS A 91.1, item 7) (The Essay on the Explanation of Fermentation) !&)6( 9")Ta' @)0R =? by J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[

Kit!b al-W!!id al-awwal wa-al-th!n# wa-alth!lith (MS A 33, item 11) (The First, Second, and Third Book of the Unique) ^&)>&'K =L)>&'K `K+' MZ'#&' ,)-. by J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ Kit!b al-B!hir (MS A 33, item 12) (The Book of the Resplendent) 9X)N&' ,)-. by J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ Kit!b al-Shaar (MS A 33, item 15) (The Book of Hair) 9%b&' ,)-. by J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ Kit!b al-Khalis al-mubarak (MS A 33, item 17) (Book of the Blessed Pure) c()N:' d&)a' ,)-. by J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ Kit!b al-U#$l (MS A 33, item 6) (The Book of Principles) `#]+' ,)-. by J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ Kit!b al-U#$l (MS A 91.1, item 2) (The Book of Principles) `#]+' ,)-. by J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[

Kit!b al-Sirr al-Makn$n [extracts from] (MS A 33, item 10) (The Book of the Hidden Secret) @#e1:' 9_&' ,)-. attributed to J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ Kit!b al-Sirr al-Makn$n [extracts from] (MS A 70, item 20) (The Book of the Hidden Secret) @#e1:' 9_&' ,)-. attributed to J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ Kit!b al-Sirr al-Makn$n [extracts from] (MS A 70, item 25) (The Book of the Hidden Secret) @#e1:' 9_&' ,)-. attributed to J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ Kit!b al-A!j!r al ray Bal#n!s (MS A 70, item 26) (The Book of Stones According to the Opinion of Bal#n!s) S)e0$R f'( =$J ()gZ+' ,)-. attributed to J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ Kit!b al-Maw!z#n [extract from] (MS A 70, item 24) (The Book of the Balances) F"U'#:' ,)-. attributed to J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ Kit!b al-Sirr al-s!rr wa-sirr al-asr!r (MS A 70, item 1)

(The Book of the Secret of Joy and the Secret of Secrets) ('96+' 96 K ()_&' 96 ,)-. attributed to J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ Kit!b al-Sirr al-s!rr wa-sirr al-asr!r (MS A 33, item 7) (The Book of the Secret of Joy and the Secret of Secrets) ('96+' 96 K ()_&' 96 ,)-. attributed to J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ Kit! Jann!t al-khuld (MS A 70, item 2) (The Garden of Delights) M$a' G)e[ ,)-. attributed to J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ Kit!b al-Mujarrad!t (MS A 70, item 18) (The Book of Abstractions) G'H9g:' ,)-. attributed to J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ al-Muntakhab min Kit!b al-Itti (MS A 33, item 8) (The Book of Amalgamation) FB 7h-e:' H)i+' ,)-. attributed to J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ Ris!lah al-Jami al-mas$l wa-al-bul$gh al-mam$l f# izh!r m! khafiya min al-sirr al-majh$l (MS A 91.1, item 5) (The Collection of What has Asked for and the Attainment of What was Hoped for Regarding the Re-

vealing of What is Hidden Among the Unknown Secret) `#;g:' 9_&' FB =<W )B ();j' =? `#Bk:' l#$N&'K `#m_:' nTo' p&)6( attributed to J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ Kit!b al-Ilm al-makhz$n f# muf!ri$ah (MS P 27, item 5) (The Book of Accumulated Knowledge on Suppositions) !q()<B =? @KVh:' /$%&' ,)-. attributed to J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ F# sabk al-!ad#d (MS P 27, item 2) (On the Smelting of Iron) M"M2' rN6 =? attributed to J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ Ris!lah Muf!kharat al-a!j!r (MS A 70, item 10) (Essay on the Pride of Stones) ()gZ+' s9W)<B ,)-. !&)6( attributed to J"bir ibn "ayy"n (8th-9th century) @)0Z FR' 9R)[ Kit!b al-Sirr al-asr!r (MS A 33, item 9) (The Secret of Secrets) ('96+' 9_&' ,)-. by Ab# Bakr Mu!ammad ibn Zakar!y" al-R"z! (d. ca. 925/313) fU'9&' t)"9.U FR' MTuB 91R #R' Kit!b al-I!q!q min sab#n (MS A 70, item 4) (The Book of Seventy Truths) vN_&' FB w)IZ+' ,)-.

by Ab# Bakr Mu!ammad ibn Zakar!y" al-R"z! (d. ca. 925/313) fU'9&' t)"9.U FR' MTuB 91R #R' Kit!b al-Tad!b#r (MS A 70, item 6) (The Book of Procedures) 90R'M-&' ,)-. by Ab# Bakr Mu!ammad ibn Zakar!y" al-R"z! (d. ca. 925/313) fU'9&' t)"9.U FR' MTuB 91R #R' Mift!! al-!ikmah (MS A 65, item 2) (The Key of Wisdom) pT12' x)-<B by Muayyad al-D!n Ab# Ism"!l al-"usayn ibn Al! al%ughr"! (d. 1121/515) =y'9\5&' =$J FR' v_2' z0J)T6' #R' F"M&' M"{B Min kal!m al-"usayn ibn Al# al-%ughr!# (MS A 70, item 11) (From the Teaching of al-%ughr!#) =y'9\5&' |A. FB by Muayyad al-D!n Ab# Ism"!l al-"usayn ibn Al! al%ughr"! (d. 1121/515) =y'9\5&' =$J FR' v_2' z0J)T6' #R' F"M&' M"{B Nubdhah min qawl al-"usayn ibn Al# al-%ughr!# (MS A 70, item 16) (Extract from the Discourse of al-%ughr!#) =y'9\5&' `#8 FB s}NL by Muayyad al-D!n Ab# Ism"!l al-"usayn ibn Al! al%ughr"! (d. 1121/515) =y'9\5&' =$J FR' v_2' z0J)T6' #R' F"M&' M"{B Tadb#r al-a&f!l min Kit!b al-Bay!n (MS A 70, item 21) (Extract from the Discourse of al-%ughr!#)

@)0N&' ,)-. FB `)<4+' 90RMP anonymous, probably from Ab# Al! Ya!y ibn $s Ibn Jazlah (d. 1100/493) p&V[ FR' =_0J FR' =0u" =$J #R' Shar! Shudh$r al-dhahab (MS A 65, item 1) (Commentary on 'Nuggets of Gold') 7X}&' (K}~ x9~ by Ab# al-Q"sim Mu!ammad ibn Abd All"h al-An#"r! (2nd half of 12th century) f()L+' p$&' MNJ FR' MTuB /6)I&' #R' Gh!yat al-surur fi sharh d#w!n Shudh$r al-dhahab (MS A 14) (The Acme of Pleasure in the Commentary on the Poems 'Nuggets of Gold') 7X}&' (K}~ @'#"H x9~ =? s)0E by Izz al-D!n Aydamir ibn Abd All"h al-Jaldak! (d. 1342/743) =.M$o' p$&' MNJ FR' 9BM"' F"M&' VJ Kit!b al-Burh!n f# asr!r ilm al-m#z!n (MS A 7) (The Book of the Proof Regarding the Secrets of the Science of the Balance) @'V0:' /$J ('96' =? @)X9N&' ,)-. by Izz al-D!n Aydamir ibn Abd All"h al-Jaldak! (d. 1342/743) =.M$o' p$&' MNJ FR' 9BM"' F"M&' VJ Kit!b Nih!yat al-&alab f# shar! Kit!b [al-ilm] alMuktasab dar zir!at-i dhahab (MS P 27, item 1) (The Book of the End of the Search regarding the commentary on 'The Book of Acquired Knowledge concerning the Cultivation of Gold') 7XD J'(U (H 7_-1:' ]/$%&' [ ,)-. x9~ =? 7$5&' !");L ,)-.

by Izz al-D!n Aydamir ibn Abd All"h al-Jaldak! (d. 1342/743) =.M$o' p$&' MNJ FR' 9BM"' F"M&' VJ Ris!lah f# #in!at al-iks#r (MS A 70, item 13) (Essay on the Art of the Elixir) 90_.+' !J)e] =? !&)6( by A!mad ibn Im"d al-D!n F"H)TJ FR MTZ' Aqw!l al-mutaffariq!t (MS A 70, item 22) (Miscellaneous Accounts) G)89<-:' `'#8' Anonymous [alchemical tract] (MS A 70, item 23) Anonymous Masalah min Kit!b al-"ukam! (MS A 91.1, item 6) (A Problem from 'The Book of Sages') t)T12' ,)-. FB !$m_B Anonymous [alchemical tract] (MS A 91.1, item 12) Anonymous [alchemical tract] (MS A 91.1, item 4) Anonymous [alchemical tract] (MS A 91.1, item 1) Anonymous [alchemical and astrological notes] (MS A 87, item 1) Anonymous [alchemical fragment] (MS A 89, item [b]) Anonymous Back to Top

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