Arca Arcanorum (Classic Edition) by Arthur Dee – Hermetic Alchemy & Philosopher’s Stone

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Arca Arcanorum, or The Secret of Secrets by Arthur Dee, is a landmark work of Hermetic literature and one of the most significant alchemical manuscripts to be brought into print for the first time after almost four centuries of obscurity.

Written in 1634 by Arthur Dee, eldest son of the legendary Elizabethan magus John Dee, this profound treatise records Dee’s reflections on the completion of the Great Work and his claimed attainment of the highest mysteries of alchemy. Preserved for centuries as a unique handwritten manuscript in the Bodleian Library at Oxford, this edition offers collectors access to a previously hidden work of early modern esoteric philosophy.

Exploring the traditions of Hermetic philosophy, sacred transformation, and the pursuit of the philosopher's stone, Arca Arcanorum presents a fascinating continuation of Dee’s earlier alchemical studies. The work includes the decrypted alchemical cipher Hermeticae Philosophiae Medulla, providing further insight into the symbolic language and hidden processes of the alchemical tradition.

A vital addition for collectors of alchemy books, Renaissance occult studies, and Hermetic texts, this beautifully produced edition forms the third volume in the Mysterium Hermeticum series. It preserves the legacy of Arthur Dee while illuminating a forgotten chapter in the history of Western esotericism.

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Author: Arthur Dee

Publisher: Aula Lucis

Edition: Classic Edition

Series: Mysterium Hermeticum, Volume III

Binding: Bronze-coloured reconstituted leather, stamped in gold

Pages: 176

Size: 180 x 120 mm

Paper: Munken Pure Rough 120 gsm

Illustrations: Seven colour illustrations

Endpapers: Bronze endpapers

Ribbon: Silk ribbon marker

Additional Details: Includes decrypted alchemical cipher Hermeticae Philosophiae Medulla

Limitation: Limited to 700 hand-numbered copies