Christophorus of Paris
Christophorus of Paris , Christophorus Parisiensis , was, despite the nickname, an Italian alchemist of the 15th century.
His Elucidarium Chemicum was printed in Paris in 1649, a German translation appeared in Hamburg in 1697 and in Frankfurt and Leipzig in 1772 (and previously in Halle in 1608). He was also accepted into the Theatrum Chemicum .
Various manuscripts are known, including a French translation of his works from Italian from 1598 (Wellcome Library), a Summeta from 1478 (Osler Medical Library) and a manuscript, also translated from Italian (and in the Italian original (Apertorio alfabetale) 1466 or 1476), which formed the basis of Le grand esclaircisement de la pierre philosophale , printed in Paris in 1628 and added to Nicolas Flamel .
Ferguson gives an older view that classified him as a French clergyman (monk) in the 13th century. He had a good reputation among alchemists in the 16th and 17th centuries, according to which he knew the secret of the Philosopher's Stone , i.e. was an adept .
He lived in Venice and is said to have had contacts with well-known glassmakers such as Angelo Barovier .
literature
- John Ferguson: Bibliotheca Chemica. Glasgow 1906, Volume 2, p. 155
- Michela Pereira: The alchemical corpus attributed to Raymond Lull. Warburg Institute 1989
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Didier Kahn: Nicolas Flamel. In: Claus Priesner , Karin Figala : Alchemie. Lexicon of a Hermetic Science. Beck 1998, p. 138
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Paris, Christophorus of |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian alchemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 15th century or 16th century |