Alchemical Manuscripts 7

Description

Correct Usage, by Anonymous Correct Usage is a "how to" book of Alchemy. It contains 73 recipes on how to artificially clear and polish stones such as agate and lapis lazuli; how to make beautiful pearls; and how to make pleasantly scented, glowing candles. The recipes come from an old German Alchemical manuscript which is translated into very readable English. Recipes include how to separate gold or silver from steel or iron; how to make copper like gold; how to make tin which will not crush; how to prepare Sal Ammoniac; how to make oil of Tartar; and purify and refine sulphur. Cover......Page 1 Index......Page 0 Correct Usage: An Old German Alchmical Manuscript Containing: Various "Recipes"......Page 7 Symbols and names of the metals......Page 9 Contents......Page 10 1-3......Page 13 4-5......Page 14 6......Page 15 7-11......Page 16 12-14......Page 17 15-17......Page 18 18-21......Page 19 22......Page 21 23......Page 22 24-25......Page 23 26-29......Page 24 30-33......Page 25 34......Page 26 35......Page 27 36-37......Page 28 38-41......Page 29 42-43......Page 30 44......Page 31 45......Page 32 46......Page 33 47-48......Page 35 49-50......Page 36 51......Page 37 52......Page 38 53......Page 39 55......Page 41 56......Page 44 57-58......Page 45 59-60......Page 46 61......Page 47 62-63......Page 49 64-65......Page 50 66-67......Page 51 68......Page 52 69-70......Page 53 71......Page 54 72-73......Page 56