Chymisches medizinisches Vademecum
From Theatrum Paracelsicum
I. Basic information
Printing History, Manuscripts. Not printed. One manuscript known.
Editions. Not edited by Huser or Sudhoff.
Relationship between different versions. Only one known version.
Structure, genre/form, perspective, style. Written in the first person, directly addressing the reader.
Relationship to other texts.
Authenticity, authorship. The Vademecum is a conventional practical alchemical text with no connection to Paracelsus.
Time of writing. Further study required.
II. Sources
Manuscripts:
- Leipzig, Universtitätsbibliothek: Cod. mag. 82; 11 fols.
First printed: not printed
Historical Manuscript Catalogues: Schröer (1710), 4 n° 135; Schröer/Roth-Scholtz (1732), 16 n° 137.
III. Bibliography
Essential bibliography:
Further bibliographical references:
Bellingradt and Otto, Magical Manuscripts (2017), 150 n° 135.
