Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum
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Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum is a 17th-century anthology of English alchemical and hermetic poetry compiled and edited by antiquary Elias Ashmole.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
alchemical anthology
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early modern English book ⓘ poetry anthology ⓘ |
| aim |
to collect hermetic writings in English verse
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to preserve English alchemical poetry ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ashmolean circle
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Royalist intellectual culture in 17th-century England ⓘ |
| century | 17th century ⓘ |
| compiler | Elias Ashmole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compilerOccupation |
alchemist
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antiquary ⓘ astrologer ⓘ |
| containsWork |
The Compound of Alchymy
NERFINISHED
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The Ordinal of Alchemy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tale of the Chanounes Yemane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsWorkBy |
Edward Kelley
NERFINISHED
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Geoffrey Chaucer NERFINISHED ⓘ George Ripley NERFINISHED ⓘ John Dee NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Charnock NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Norton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| editor | Elias Ashmole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
history of alchemy
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history of science ⓘ |
| fullTitle | Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum: Containing Severall Poeticall Pieces of Our Famous English Philosophers, Who Have Written the Hermetique Mysteries in Their Owne Ancient Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alchemical literature
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hermetic poetry ⓘ |
| hasFormat | folio ⓘ |
| includes |
biographical notes on authors
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editorial commentary ⓘ glosses on alchemical terms ⓘ |
| influenced | later scholarship on English alchemy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a major source for English alchemical poetry
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its extensive editorial notes by Elias Ashmole ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| printer | J. Grismond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1652 ⓘ |
| publisher | J. Grismond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | single-volume collection ⓘ |
| subject |
Hermeticism
NERFINISHED
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alchemy ⓘ esotericism ⓘ occultism ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | medieval and early modern English alchemical tradition ⓘ |
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