1219 JOANNES ISAACUS called Hollandus. Geheimer und biss dato verborgen gehaltener trefficher Tractat, von ihm genant: die Hand der Philosophen, mit ihren verborgenen Zeichen. Wie auch desselben Opus Saturni mit annotationibus. Item: Opera vegatabilia [sic] so viel davon biss dato hat können erforsceht werden. Mit grosser Müh und Fleiss auss erforscheten niederländischen Manuscriptis verhochdeutschet, nebenst fleissigster nachreissung aller darin enthaltenen figuren. Von einem geübten Liebhaber der hermetischen Philosophy. Dabey mit angehenckt worden ein zwar kleiner, aber überauss herrlicher Tractat, so von Michaelis Sendivogii diener herkomt, und ohn zweiffel vom Hn. Sendivogio selber gestellet worden, darin der Grund der Metallischen melioration mit Fingern gleichsam gezeiget wird. 8° Franckfurt: in Verlegung Thomæ Matthiæ Götzens 1667 Ferguson Young Nat Union Cat British Library Wisconsin [Contains:- 1. Der Hand der Philosophen. 2. Opus Saturni. 3. Opera Vegetabilia. 4. Ein überauss köstlicher Philosoph-Tractat von Denn Irrgängen der Alchymisten... Und kombt dieser güldene Tractat von Herrn Michaelis Sendivogii.] [Illustrations:- 1. p13 Engraving. 129x67mm. The Hand of the Philosophers, with a fish roasting in a fire on the palm, crown and Moon above the thumb, six-pointed star above fore-finger, Sun above index-finger, lantern above ring-finger, and key above little finger. 2. p17 Woodcut. 20x37mm. Crown. 3. p19 Woodcut. 18x13mm. Small flask. 4. p23 Woodcut. 25x28mm. Six-pointed star. 5. p26 Woodcut. 34x34mm. Sun. 6. p28 Woodcut. 40x16mm. Lantern. 7. p33 Woodcut. 42x20mm. Key. 8. p40 Engraving. 60x70mm. Fish roasting in a fire. 9. p65 Engraving. 50x62mm. A bird and two animals are seen in a wide-bellied pot, besides which is a funnel-shaped still head. 10. p66 Engraving. 85x65mm. A man holding a sword and an orb, stands in a wide-bellied pot, as in item 9. 11. p67 Woodcut. 36x33mm. Two jugs. 12. p78 Engraving. 100x61mm. Cylindrical furnace with vessel on a tripod within it. 13. p80 Engraving. 112x66mm. Cylindrical furnace. 14. p138 Woodcut. 23x14mm. Small flask in margin. 15. p162 Engraving. 108x70mm. An alembic is placed in waterbath on a cylindrical furnace. The distillate is collected in a cascade of four flasks. 16. p200 Engraving. 62x70mm. Similar setup as in item 14, but with cascade of three collecting flasks. 17. p202 Engraving. 88x70mm. Similar setup as in item 14, but with cascade of three collecting flasks. 18. p217 Woodcut. 72x29mm. Retort. 19. p218 Woodcut. 42x26mm. Jug with handle. 20. p220 Engraving. 52x60mm. Vessel with tap at base. 21. p235 Woodcut. 23x11mm. Small round-bellied flask. 22. p242 Engraving. 76x76mm. Flask is heated in waterbath on cylindrical furnace. 23. p264 Woodcut. 32x18mm. Alembic with still head. 24. p268 Woodcut. 46x44mm. L-shaped piece of tubing, labelled 'Attractorium'. 25. p299 Woodcut. 71x28mm. A filtration funnel is suspended over a wide-bellied pot. 26. p311 Woodcut. 25x14mm. Small flask. 27. p312 Woodcut. 13x8mm. Small flask. 28. p314 Woodcut. 36x20mm. Flask.]