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Hedesan, Georgiana D., "Inventing an Alchemical Adept: Splendor Solis and the Paracelsian Movement", dins: Skinner, Stephen - Prinke, Rafal T. - Hedesan, Georgiana D. - Godwin, Joscelyn (eds.), Splendor Solis: The World's Most Famous Alchemical Manuscript, Londres, Watkins, 2019, pp. 65-90.
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- Today, we know of Salomon Trismosin only as the fictional author of the beautifully illustrated alchemical treatise entitled Splendor solis. This work featured in the third volume of Aureum vellus, but was not attributed to Trismosin in the original version. The association between Splendor solis and Trismosin was made for the first time in 1612 in a French edition. The figure of Trismosin was previously unknown, but Aureum vellus claimed that he had been the “preceptor of Theophrastus Paracelsus" (Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, 1493–1541). Paracelsus was at the height of his fame toward the end of the 16th century, spawning an entire movement (usually referred to as Paracelsianism), so clearly the publication sought to capitalize on Paracelsus's notoriety. The present contribution will take a historical look at how Splendor solis fitted within the early modern Paracelsian framework, by considering the movement's attempt to integrate Paracelsus within an ancient wisdom line.
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