The Hermetical Triumph
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The Hermetical Triumph: or, The Victorious Philosophical Stone. is an alchemical text published in London in 1723 by P. Hanet. It is subtitled "A Treatise more compleat and more intelligible than any has been yet, concerning The Hermetical Magistery". Its subject matter centres around an early seventeenth century German dialogue, The Ancient War of the Knights. A commentary is included.
The Ancient War of the Knights was composed in German by an unknown author. It appeared in print at Leipzig, in 1604.[1]
In 1689, Alexandre-Toussaint de Limojon de Saint-Didier made the French translation as Le triomphe hermetique, ou La pierre philosophale victorieuse (Amsterdam: chez Henry Wetstein).[2] The French text was included in the Bibliothèque des Philosophes Chimiques (1672–73).
Another English edition was printed by F. Noble of London in 1740.
