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Alchemist I
Χρυσοποιὸς Αʹ

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Alchemist I is a modern scholarly designation for an anonymous compiler active within the Greek alchemical corpus from the 3rd to the 7th centuries CE. This period of Greco-Egyptian and Byzantine alchemy was centered in Alexandria and the Eastern Roman Empire, where Hellenistic scientific traditions merged with Egyptian craft practices. Texts from this era were often pseudepigraphically attributed to legendary figures such as Hermes Trismegistus.

The corpus attributed to this designation consists of numerous technical treatises. These works, preserved in manuscripts like Marcianus graecus 299, include detailed laboratory procedures, recipes for creating alloys and dyes, and theoretical discussions on the nature of matter. They form part of larger anonymous collections, including the Physika kai Mystika and the works attributed to Christianos the Philosopher.

This anonymous tradition was essential for transmitting chemical knowledge and experimental techniques from antiquity to the Islamic and medieval Latin worlds. The texts provide crucial evidence for early laboratory practices, the development of apparatus, and philosophical theories concerning material transformation. They represent a significant intersection of technology, philosophy, and mystical thought.

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Alchemical Fragment
Ἀλχημικὸν Ἀπόσπασμα
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Alchemical Fragment
Ἀλχημικὸν Ἀπόσπασμα
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Alchemical Fragment
Ἀλχημικὸν Ἀπόσπασμα
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Alchemical Fragment
Χημικὸν Ἀπόσπασμα
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Alchemical Fragment
Χημικὸν Ἀπόσπασμα
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Alchemical Fragment
Χημικὸν Ἀπόσπασμα
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Alchemical Fragment
Χημικὸν Ἀπόσπασμα
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Alchemical Fragment
Ἀλχημικὸν Ἀπόσπασμα
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Alchemical Lexicon
Λεξικὸν κατὰ στοιχεῖον τῆς
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Alchemical Treatise
Χημικὸν Σύγγραμμα
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Alchemical Treatise
Χημικὸν Σύγγραμμα
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Conclusion of the Poem
Συμπέρασμα τῆς ποιήσεως
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Creation of Gold
Χρυσοῦ ποίησις
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Creation of Lime
Ποίησις ἀσβέστου
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Creation Rather of the Whole
Ποίησις μᾶλλον τοῦ παντός
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Dedication to Theodorus
Πρὸς Θεόδωρον Ἀφιέρωσις
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Diagram of the Great Solar Work Compared to the Economy of the Universe
Διάγραμμα τῆς μεγάλης ἡλιουργίας παραβαλλόμενον
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Differences of Lead and Gold Leaf
Διαφοραὶ μολίβδου καὶ χρυσοπετάλου
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Dyeing of Persian Bronze Found by Philip
Βαφὴ τοῦ παρὰ Πέρσαις ἐξευρημένου χαλκοῦ
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Dyeing of Stones, Emeralds, Lichnites, and Hyacinths
Καταβαφὴ λίθων καὶ σμαράγδων καὶ λιχνιτῶν καὶ
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Economy
Ἡ οἰκονομία
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Excerpt-Months
Ἐκλογὴ περὶ Μηνῶν
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From the Metallics
Ἐκ τῶν μεταλλικῶν
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Hermes Trismegistus Instrument
Ἑρμοῦ τρισμεγίστου ὄργανον
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If You Want to Make Molds and Casts from Thunderbolt, Do Thus
Εἰ θέλεις ποιῆσαι φούρμας καὶ τύλους ἀπὸ
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Labyrinth Built by Solomon
Λαβύρινθος ἥνπερ Σολομὼν ἐτεκτήνατο
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Making of Ash
Στάκτης ποίησις
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Making of Crystals
Ποίησις κρυσταλλίων
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Making of Silver
Ποίησις ἀργύρου
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Management of Lime
Οἰκονομία τῆς ἀσβέστου
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Names of Goldsmiths
Ὀνόματα τῶν χρυσοποιητῶν
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Oath of the Philosopher
Ὅρκος τοῦ φιλοσόφου
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On Dyeing Iron
Περὶ βαφῆς σιδήρου
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On Gilding Iron
Περὶ τοῦ χρυσῶσαι σίδηρον
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On Making Cheese Glue
Περὶ τοῦ ποιῆσαι τυρόκολλαν
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On Making Oxysapon
Περὶ τοῦ ποιῆσαι ὀξυγγοσάπουνον
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On Orichalcum
Περὶ τοῦ ὀρειχάλκου
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On Pearls, Collection of Excerpts
Περὶ μαργαριτῶν
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On the Creation of the Unmarked
Περὶ ποιήσεως ἀσήμου
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On the Divine and Sacred Art of Philosophers
Περὶ τῆς θείας καὶ ἱερᾶς τέχνης τῶν φιλοσόφων
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On the Dyeing of Indian Iron
Βαφὴ τοῦ ἰνδικοῦ σιδήρου γραφεῖσα ἀπὸ ἀρχῆς
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On the Egg, the Ancients Say Thus
Περὶ τοῦ ὠοῦ οἱ παλαιοί φασιν οὕτως
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On the Four Elements
Περὶ τῶν τεσσάρων στοιχείων
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On the Gathering of Philosophers
Περὶ συνάξεως τῶν φιλοσόφων
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On the Incombustible Sulfur
Περὶ τοῦ θείου ἀκαύστου
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On the Making of Beer
Περὶ ζύθων ποιήσεως
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On the Making of Cinnabar
Περὶ ποιήσεως κινναβάρεως
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On the Metallic Stone and Where It Is Made
Περὶ τοῦ μεταλλικοῦ λιθοῦ ἐν οἷς τοῖς τόποις
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On the Most Precious and Renowned Goldsmithing
Περὶ τῆς τιμιωτάτης καὶ πολυφήμου χρυσοχοϊκῆς
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On the Philosopher's Stone
Περὶ τοῦ λίθου τῶν φιλοσόφων
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On the Weight of Dyed Wool, Komaros, and Dye-waters
Πόσος ὁ τῶν βαπτομένων ἐρίων σταθμὸς ὤφειλεν καὶ
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On the Whitening of Copper
Περὶ λευκώσεως (χαλκοῦ)
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On the Whitening of Split Male
Περὶ λευκώσεως τοῦ ἀρσενικοῦ τοῦ σχιστοῦ
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Onomatopoeia of the Egg, It Is the Mystery of the Art
Ὀνοματοποιία τοῦ ὠοῦ· αὐτὸ γάρ ἐστιν τὸ
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Ouroboros Dragon, Version 1
Ὁ οὐροβόρος δράκων
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Ouroboros Dragon, Version 2
Ὁ οὐροβόρος δράκων
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Philosopher's Stone
Ὁ λίθος τῆς φιλοσοφίας
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Poetry
Ἡ ποίησις
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Prayer to the Beehive
Εὐχὴ εἰς τὸ μελίσσιον
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Preparation of Cinnabar
Κινναβάρεως σκευασία
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Preparation of Foam for Joining Gold, Silver, and Bronze
Σκευασία ἀφρονίτρου τοῦ ζητουμένου εἰς τὰς
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That the Form Is Composite and Not Simple
Ὅτι σύνθετον καὶ οὐχ ἁπλοῦν τὸ εἶδος καὶ τίς ἡ
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Use of Emperor Justinian
Χρῆσις Ἰουστινιανοῦ βασιλέως
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What Character Should the Pursuer of Knowledge Have
Ποῖον εἶναι χρὴ τοῖς ἤθεσι τὸν μετιόντα τὴν
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What is the Ancient Lime
Τίς ἡ τῶν ἀρχαίων ἄσβεστος
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What is the Management After Healing
Τίς ἡ μετὰ τὴν ἴωσιν οἰκονομία
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What Is the Preparation of the Black Dry
Τίς ἡ τοῦ μέλανος ξηρίου κατασκευή
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Whitening of Water, Through Which Arsenic and Sandarac are Whitened
Λεύκωσις ὕδατος, δι’ οὗ λευκαίνεται οἰκονομούμενον
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