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Basil Valentine is the Anglicised version of the name Basilius Valentinus, ostensibly a 15th-century alchemist, possibly Canon of the Benedictine Priory of Saint Peter in Erfurt, Germany but more likely a pseudonym used by one or several 16th-century German authors.
The Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine is a widely reproduced alchemical book attributed to Basil Valentine. It was first published in 1599 by Johann Thölde who is likely the book's true author. It is presented as a sequence of alchemical operations encoded allegorically in words, to which images have been added.
- Ein kurtz summarischer Tractat, von dem grossen Stein der Uralten
- Johann Thölde
- 1599
- Basil Valentine
- Let my friend know that no impure or spotted things are useful for our purpose. For there is nothing in their leprous nature capable of advancing the interests of our Art There is much more likelihood of that which is in itself good being spoiled by that which is impure.
- In the houses of the great are found various kinds of drink, of which scarcely two are exactly like each other in odour, colour, or taste. For they are prepared in a great variety of different ways.
- By means of water fire may be extinguished, and utterly quenched. If much water be poured upon a little fire, the fire is overcome, and compelled to yield up the victory to the water.
- All flesh that is derived from the earth, must be decomposed and again reduced to earth; then the earthy salt produces a new generation by celestial resuscitation.
Jun 27, 2018 · VALENTINE, BASIL, OR BASILIUS VALENTINUSChemistry, alchemy, iatrochemistry.Supposedly a German Benedictine monk born at Mainz in 1394, Basil Valentine [1] is said to have been a member of St. Peter’s in Erfurt in 1413 and to have been elected prior of the same monastery the following year.
Nov 19, 2020 · The identity of Basil Valentine is unknown and it appears that the writings. The 'Twelve Keys' appears to have first been published in 'Ein kurtz summarischerTractat, von dem grossen Stein der Uralten...', Eisleben, 1599, and a number...
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The mysterious Basil Valentine is one of the most celebrated and prized of all early modern alchemical writers. He also presents a di cult but intriguing case of pseudonymity with relevance for the study of both the real and the pseudo-Paracelsus. The writings that bear the name of Basil Valentine and
Feb 22, 2015 · Books. Twelve Keys of Basilius Valentinus. Basilius Valentinus. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Feb 22, 2015 - Science - 206 pages. Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine is one of the most...
