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This 1890 edition brings together a collection of major texts of the alchemical Art, translated and compiled by Albert Poisson. It provides access to writings from key figures such as Hermes Trismegistus, Arnaldus de Villanova, Ramon Llull, Roger Bacon, Paracelsus, and Albert the Great. Each treatise belongs to a specific tradition, with writing that conveys a structured vision of alchemical transformation. Together, they form a coherent corpus, giving the reader direct insight into the foundations of this ancient art.
A collection of fundamental alchemy texts
The collection opens with the Emerald Tablet, a short but central text that lays the foundations of the correspondence between the above and the below. It continues with treatises that develop the stages, principles, and operations specific to alchemy. The Path of the Path, the Clavicle, the Alchemy Mirror, the Treasure of Treasures, and the Compound of Compounds each offer a complementary reading without redundancy. Each author provides a different formulation while following the same logic. This diversity enhances overall understanding and allows alchemy to be approached from several angles, while maintaining overall coherence.
An edition faithful to the ancient transmission
This edition restores the texts in their original form, with notes and engravings as they appeared in the 1890 publication. This fidelity preserves the spirit of the transmission, without alteration or modern adaptation. The reader thus accesses a document that respects the form and content of the ancient writings while remaining readable. The whole offers an immersion in a structured corpus, designed to transmit precise knowledge, in a continuity that connects the different figures of alchemy across the centuries.
