Splendor Solis

Magnum Opus Hermetic Sourceworks No. 8

The Splendor Solis is arguably the most renowned manuscript of late 16th-century alchemy, largely due to the exquisite illustrations in the illuminated manuscript version housed in the British Library. Despite its fame, the only available translation of the text, the 'J.K.' translation published in the 1920s and reprinted since, is a poor and rather paraphrased rendition of the original, making a true appraisal of the textual material difficult.

For this edition, Joscelyn Godwin has provided a new translation from the original German versions, consulting five primary sources. This translation is coherent, easily readable, and finally does justice to the work of Salomon Trismosin.

Date published: 1981

Page Number: 105

Cover Type: Handbound leather hardback

Illustration: 22 black and white

Edition: Limited

Translated by: Joscelyn Godwin

Signed by: Adam McLean