The first part of the Archidoxes Archidoxorum original: Archidoxorum; from the Greek words for 'chief' or 'supreme' doctrines. This was one of Paracelsus's most influential works on the chemical extraction of medicines. of Theophrastus.

part one.

NINE BOOKS

ON THE MYSTERIES OF NATURE

BY THEOPHRASTUS BOMBAST, DOCTOR OF

Hohenheim, a Swabian Hermit original: Sueui Eremitæ; Paracelsus often emphasized his roots in the Swabian-speaking region and his status as a solitary seeker of truth., researcher of natural

things, called Paracelsus the Great,

a most industrious

philosopher.

A horizontal ornamental woodcut or fleuron with symmetrical scrolls and floral motifs in an arabesque style.