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Recueil de manuscrits chymiques — Basilius Valentinus (PH184)
No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
Extensive searches for 'Basil Valentine' and 'Chemical Manuscripts Collection' (1760) across multiple scholarly and library catalogs yielded no evidence of an English translation of this specific manuscript collection. While Basil Valentine's major works (like 'The Triumphal Chariot of Antimony') have been translated, this specific 1760 French manuscript collection appears to be a unique or uncatalogued compilation that has not been translated into English.
Verified Mar 31, 2026 via local catalogs, open library, google books, internet archive, openalex · methodology
This collection brings together rare 18th century alchemical manuscripts attributed to the legendary Basil Valentine. You will uncover the symbolic language used to track the path toward the Philosopher's Stone.