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The work 'Divers traitez de la philosophie naturelle' (1672) is a collection of alchemical texts, including works attributed to Bernard Trevisan (Bernard of Treviso). Extensive searches across major library catalogs, including the Library of Congress, Internet Archive, and scholarly databases, yielded no evidence of an English translation of this specific 1672 French compilation. While individual treatises contained within the collection (such as the 'Turba Philosophorum') have been translated into English separately, this specific French anthology has not been translated as a whole.
Verified Apr 1, 2026 via local catalogs, google books, internet archive, ustc, loc · methodology
This collection of treatises exposes the hidden mechanics of alchemy and the singular matter that drives all transmutation. Readers will learn how to look past the deceptive allegories of ancient masters to find the physical truth of the Great Work.