Authors/Hermann Kirchner

Poems

• Poem, (1602), Hermann Kirchner to Johann Thölde; Latin (Source: BP.BasVal.1602-01) (#5743)

from: Basilius Valentinus, Ein kurtzer summarischer Tractat. Von dem grossen Stein der vhralten, ed. Johann Thölde, Johann Schleer (Zerbst) for Jacob Apel (Leipzig), 1602

Kirchner compares the essential role of salt in cooking to Thölde's contributions in spreading wisdom and knowledge. He praises Thölde's ability to enrich and enlighten, akin to how salt enhances food, emphasizing Thölde's unique and valuable insights, particularly in the teachings of Plato.

• Poem 2, (1602), [Hermann Kirchner] to Johann Thölde; Latin (Source: BP.BasVal.1602-01) (#5745)

from: Basilius Valentinus, Ein kurtzer summarischer Tractat. Von dem grossen Stein der vhralten, ed. Johann Thölde, Johann Schleer (Zerbst) for Jacob Apel (Leipzig), 1602

This text pays tribute to Basil Valentine, whose works, long concealed, are published by the learned Johann Thölde. Thölde is commended for revealing Valentine's profound insights and hidden knowledge in natural philosophy, previously inaccessible to the public.