The Hermetic Garden of Daniel Stolcius (Coloured Version)

Magnum Opus Hermetic Sourceworks No. 5 The Hermetic Garden of Daniel Stolcius

During the early 17th century, Daniel Stolcius was a prominent populariser of the symbolic tradition of alchemy. His work, Viridarium Chymicum, published in 1624, has been described as "a pictorial encyclopaedia of 17th-century alchemy" and is now well-known and respected, having been republished in its entirety in recent years. However, his other major work, Hortulus Hermeticus, remains relatively obscure due to the extreme rarity of its copies. This work consists of 160 emblematic plates, each accompanied by a short verse. These images and corresponding poems are likely intended as meditative alchemical exercises, providing an in-depth experience of the symbolic material of the alchemical tradition.

Date Published:1980

Page Number:169

Cover Type: Handbound leather hardback A4

Illustrations:160 emblematic plates

Edition: Limited

Translated by: Patricia Tahil

Signed by:Adam McLean