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entire pages were missiog, and it was very difficult to 

 put those that were to be had into some order. 



Separate editions of the works of Paracelsus were 

 published by Hieronymus Feierabend in Frankfurt, by 

 Arnold Byrkmann in Cologne, and by Peter Barna in 

 Basel. Simultaneously a great many spurious prints and 

 writings, falsely attributed to Paracelsus, were put into 

 circulation, as appears from a note by Antiprassus 

 Siloranus, who says that Paracelsus wrote 35 books on 

 Medicine, 235 on Philosophy, 12 on Politics, 7 on 

 Mathematics, and 66 on Necromancy. If we remember 

 that Paracelsus was engaged in literary labours for only 

 fifteen years, it appears self-evident that Siloranus referred 

 in his note to all the books and papers that were put into 

 circulation, and attributed to Paracelsus by the public. 



John Huser, doctor of medicine at Grossglogau, under- 

 took a critical examination of such works, on the request 

 of the Archbishop Prince Ernst of Cologne. He collected 

 with great labour all the autographs of Paracelsus and 

 the original manuscripts of his disciples, such as could be 

 found ; he put them into order, and revised and published 

 them at Cologne in a general edition during the years 

 1589 and 1590. That collection contains the following 

 works : — 



I. WORKS ON MEDICINE. 



Paramirum de Quinque Entibus Omnium Morborum. {Auto* 



graph of Paracelsus.) 

 Opus Paramirum Secundum. (Autograph.) 



3. Liber de Generatione Hominis. 



4. Liber Paragranum. (Autograph.) 



5. Liber Paragranum Secundum. (Autograph.) 



6. Chronica des Landes Kaernthen. 



7. Defensiones und Verantwortung wegen etlicher Verunglimp- 



fung seiner Misgoenner. 



^ Paiamiruin of the Five Causes of Disease. ^ Second Book, Parami- 

 rum. ^ Book of the Generation of Man. * Paragranum. ^ Paragranum, 

 Second Book. * History of the Country of Kaernthen. ^ Defence and 

 Answer respecting some Misrepresentations made by his Enemies. 



