09-29-2026, 08:54 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-29-2026, 08:54 AM by Paul Ferguson.)
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 1727 is an early 17th-century alchemical manuscript housed in the Abbey Library of Saint Gall (Stiftsbibliothek St. Gallen).
• Title: [Aureum Vellus oder Guldin Schatz und Kunstkammer, Books I–III] (The Golden Fleece).
• Origin: Created after 1599 in the 1st half of the 17th century, based on the work of Solomon Trismosin.
• Nature: A verbatim copy of the first three books of the alchemical compendium printed in 1598/1599 by Georg Straub in Rorschach.
• Focus: Explores the search for the Philosopher's Stone, transmutation, and alchemical transformation.
Key Features:
• Splendor Solis: Contains the third part featuring richly colored watercolor illustrations depicting the stages and symbolic mysteries of the Great Work.
• Portraits: Includes a notable pen and wash drawing depicting the famous physician and alchemist Paracelsus on page 116.
Facsimile here:
https://portail.biblissima.fr/en/ark:/43...e131031289
• Title: [Aureum Vellus oder Guldin Schatz und Kunstkammer, Books I–III] (The Golden Fleece).
• Origin: Created after 1599 in the 1st half of the 17th century, based on the work of Solomon Trismosin.
• Nature: A verbatim copy of the first three books of the alchemical compendium printed in 1598/1599 by Georg Straub in Rorschach.
• Focus: Explores the search for the Philosopher's Stone, transmutation, and alchemical transformation.
Key Features:
• Splendor Solis: Contains the third part featuring richly colored watercolor illustrations depicting the stages and symbolic mysteries of the Great Work.
• Portraits: Includes a notable pen and wash drawing depicting the famous physician and alchemist Paracelsus on page 116.
Facsimile here:
https://portail.biblissima.fr/en/ark:/43...e131031289