2788.2 Sebastian WIRDIG. Nova medicina spirituum: curiosa Scientia et doctrina, unanimiter hucusque neglecta, et a nemine merito exculta, Medicis tamen et Physicis utilissima: In qua Primo Spirituum naturalis Constitutio, Vita, Sanitas, Temperamenta, Ingenia, Calidum innatum, Phantasię vires, Astrorum influentię [Metemphyschosis - Greek], rerum Magnetismi, Sympathię et Antipathię, Qualitates hactenus occulta, sensibus tamen manifestę, aliaque cętero quin abstrusa et paradoxa; Dehinc Spirituum pręternaturalis seu morbosa Dispositio, Causę, Curationes per naturam, per Diętam, per Arcana majora, Palingenesiam, Magnetismum seu Sympatheismum, Transplantationes, Amuleta, ingenue et dilucide `demonstrantur. Accedit ob affinitatem argumenti Anonymi Philalethę Tractatus numquam antehac editus de Liquore Alcahest. 12° Hamburgi: Sumptib. viduę Gothofr. Schultzen Bibliopolę Hamburgens. 1688 Ferguson Wisconsin [Contains:- Arcanum Liquoris Immortalis Ignis-Aquae, seu Alkahest; ab anonymo Philaletha, Amico suo Filio Artis, jam Philosopho, Per Interrogationes et Responsiones communicatum.] [Illustrations:- 1. Frontispiece to the first book. 123x126mm. Jove in the clouds suspends by a chain an old man, Prometheus, who lights a torch from the Sun and then passes this flame down to a winged cupid with bow and quiver of arrows. He lights his own torch from that of Prometheus and in turn brings it to the earth. This cupid stands between two ranks of gods, who include Aphrodite, Dionysius, a goddess with flowers, Pan, a goddess with cornucopia, Hephaestus-Vulcan. In the foreground a man and a woman throw rocks over their shoulders, and behind them appear small human men and women. "S. Wirdig. Invenit. Cornelius Nicholas Schurtz delineavit et sculpsit Norimbergae 1673." 2. Frontispiece to the second book. 121x127mm. Similar to item 1 except that this takes place at night and Prometheus' torch is lit from the Moon. Hermes-Mercury complet with winged helmet, sandals and caduceus, takes the place of the cupid. The six gods who sit on each side of Mercury, are Saturn, a goddess bearing flowers, an old bent-backed man, the skeleton of Chronos, Neptune and a bearded figure wrapped in a fur coat. "S. Wirdig. Inventor. Cornelius Nicholas Schurtz delineavit et sculpsit Norimber."]