2607 Johann TRITHEIM. Güldenes Kleinod, oder: Schatzkästlein. Aus dem Lateinischen, um seiner Unschätzbarkeit willen, ins Deutsche übersetzt von Fr. Basilio Valentino, Ordinis benedicti im Kloster St. Petri Anno Christi 1482 zum erstenmale herausgegeben, nebst zwoen andern forne mit angedruckten seltenen Handschriften, von Jamimah koranhapuCH. 8° Leipzig: bey Paul Gotthelf Kummer 1782 Young [Illustrations:- 1. p2 Frontispiece engraving. 129x77mm. A circle, the 'Confusum Chaos', bears within it a square of the four elements. Within this is another circle, containing a triangle of the three principles, Salt, Sulphur and Mercury. Within this again is a circle containing a hexagram, at the centre of which is a circle divided vertically and containing The Sun and Moon. "Fixum si solves, faciesque volare solatum, et volucrem figes, faciet te vivere tutum". 2. p17 Woodcut. 21x22mm. A radiant hexagram or seal of Solomon, contains a circle divided vertically with Sun and Moon inside. 3. p18 Woodcut. 15x70mm. Two cube-like forms are shown each with various symbols. One corresponds to Solution and the other to Coagulation. 4. p77 Woodcut. 55x49mm. 'Fig. I.' A globe-like vessel stands upon three feet. 5. p78 Woodcut. 54x43mm. 'Fig. II.' A stylised representation of a furnace with a globe-like vessel set upon it. 6. p115 Woodcut. 55x50mm. 'Fig. III.' An alembic is being heated upon lamp, and the distillate collected in a round flask supported on a pedestal. 7. p123 Woodcut. 46x48mm. 'Fig. IV.' A barrel-like structure is supported on a low table. It has an opening or tap at the bottom through which the subtance in the vessel can be extracted.]