Liber de Arte Distillandi de Simplicibus

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Liber de Arte Distillandi de Simplicibus is a book of distillation written in the German language by Hieronymus Brunschwig. It is additionally named Kleine Destillierbuch and was published on May 8, 1500. It is the first book written in the German language on the topic of distillation, making it very influential among early modern scholars. The book currently resides in the University of Pennsylvania’s Kislak Center for Special Collections after it was donated as a part of the Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Collection.

Section 1

History