Glücksrute zu Paracelsi chymischem Schatz
Printing History, Manuscripts. First edited in 1679 by A.A. in Mercurii Zweyfacher Schlangen-stab.
Editions. Not edited by Huser or Sudhoff.
Relationship between different versions. Only one known version.
Structure, genre/form, perspective, style. Written in the form of a dream or vision.
Relationship to other texts. A “key” to the treasure prophecy in the Prophezeiung von den drei Schätzen und dem Löwen von Mitternacht (§ 6.3). Opens with a short quotation from the Prophezeiung concerning the three treasures.
Authenticity, authorship. Not attributed to Paracelsus.
Time of writing. Probably written in the mid-17th century. Further study required.
Manuscripts:
- Washington, Smithsonian Libraries: MSS 000939 B
First printed:
- 1679 (in: Mercurii Zweyfacher Schlangen-stab, ed. by “A.A. Naturalium Cultor” (Ulm: Balthasar Kühns Witwe, 1679); VD17 39:117815F; Sudhoff, Bibliographia Paracelsica, 617–618 n° 410)
Essential bibliography: Sudhoff, Bibliographia Paracelsica, 617–618, 697 n° 50.
