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Basilius Valentinus (also known under the Anglicised version of his
name, Basil Valentine) is shrouded in mystery. It is said that he
was a 15th century alchemist and there are also claims that he was
the canon of the Benedictine Priory of Saint Peter in Erfurt,
Germany - a claim that cannot, so far, be substantiated. All that
can be said for certain is that numerous publications on alchemy
were published in both Latin and German under the name of Basilius
Valentinus, many of which were widely translated into various
European languages. What makes this edition so special are the
additional treatises by both John Holland and Roger Bacon. John
Isaac Holland (active 1572-1610? ) was a Dutch alchemist who is
thought to have lived in the 15th century. It was said that he was
the first alchemist of Holland. Roger Bacon, (c. 1214-1294), also
known as Doctor Mirabilis (Latin: "wonderful teacher"), was an
English philosopher and Franciscan friar who placed considerable
emphasis on the study of nature through empirical means.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
The Franciscan Roger Bacon (c.1214-92?) was one of the most
significant intellectuals of the thirteenth century. His most
important work was the Opus Majus of 1267 (also available in this
series). The works included in this volume, edited by J. S. Brewer,
had not previously been published, and only one volume of the
unpublished works ever appeared, because of Brewer's other
commitments. The Opus Minus was a precis of the larger work,
written at the same time. The Opus Tertium, written the following
year, was Bacon's attempt to cover topics which he felt had been
omitted, or inadequately explained, in the previous versions; it
also includes autobiographical information. Neither the Opus Minus
or Opus Tertium survive in their entirety, but Brewer includes all
the parts known in 1859. The Compendium Philosophiae deals with
Bacon's wide-ranging intellectual interests in all aspects of
medieval scholarship.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1597 Edition.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1922 Edition.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1922 Edition.
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