Excerpt from Lives of Alchemystical Philosophers Based on Materials Collected in 1815 The foundation of this work will be found in The Lives of Alchemystical Philosophers; with a Critical Catalogue of Books in Occult Chemistry, and a Selection of the most celebrated Treatises on the Theory and Practice of the Hermetic Art, which was published in the year 1815 by Lackington, Allen, Company, of F insbury Square, London. This anonymous book has been attributed by certain collectors to Francis Barrett, author of the notori ous treatise entitled The Magus, or Celestial Intelli gencer but it may be safely afiirmed that, alike in lmatter and treatment, it far transcends the extremely meagre capacities of that credulous amateur in occultism. It 'is' indeed a work of much sense and unpretentious discrimination, and is now a bibliographical rarity which is highly prized by its possessors. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.