Alchemical documents

Hermetic text

body of papyri from Graeco-Roman Egypt, containing magical spells, formulae, hymns, and rituals, dating from the 2nd century BCE to the 5th century CE

book by Al-Ghazali

thumb|Laojun rushan fu "Lord Laozi|Lao's amulet for entering mountains" from Baopuzi Inner Chapter 17 Baopuzi () is a literary work written by Ge Hong (AD 283–343), (), a scholar during the turbulent Jin dynasty.

The Hermetica are texts attributed to the legendary Hellenistic figure Hermes Trismegistus, a syncretic combination of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth. These texts may vary widely in content and purpose, but by modern convention are usually subdivided into two main categories, the "technical" and "religio-philosophical" Hermetica.

15th century alchemical treatise

manuscript

alchemical manuscript

compendium of early alchemical writings

Hermetic philosophical work (book)

alchemic work and emblem book by Michael Maier which consists of 50 discourses with illustrations by Matthias Merian

book by Arnaldus de Villa Nova

papyrus on alchemy

Compendium of alchemical texts (1678)

10th-century Arabic text

book by Elias Ashmole

collection of alchemical texts

18th-century grimoire

Theosophical book published in 1908

16th-century German distillation book

The Cyranides (; also Kyranides or Kiranides) is a compilation of ancient Greek works on magic and medicine first put together in the 4th century. Latin and Arabic translations also exist. It has been described as a "farrago" and a texte vivant, owing to the complexities of its transmission: it has been abridged, rearranged, and supplemented. The resulting compilation covers the magical properties and practical uses of gemstones, plants, and animals, and is a virtual encyclopedia of amulets; it also contains material pertinent to the history of western alchemy, and to New Testament studies, pa