Authors/Johann Thölde

Dedications, Prefaces, Postfaces

• Dedication, 28 June 1599, Johann Thölde to Abraham Faber; German

• Dedication, 4 January 1602, Johann Thölde to Joachim Friedrich Kurfürst von Brandenburg and Katharina Markgräfin von Brandenburg; German

• Dedication, 20 August 1602, Johann Thölde to Georg Schwalenberg; German

• Dedication, 20 December 1602, Johann Thölde to Joachim Tancke and Johannes Hartmann; German

• Dedication, 1 May 1604, Johann Thölde to Nicolaus Maius; German

• Dedication, 24 December 1604, Johann Thölde to Gottfried Graf von Oettingen; German

Notices, Editorial Remarks etc.

• Notice, (1602), [by Johann Thölde]; German (Source: BP.BasVal.1602-01) (#5820)

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

Thölde addresses readers, acknowledging potential errors in his book due to his absence during its correction. He notes the challenges in accurately conveying chemical concepts through printing. Thölde expresses hope that knowledgeable readers will understand and defend the material against critics, and he entrusts sincere readers to a higher power.