The Triumphal Chariot of Antimony is a book written by Valentinus, also known as Basilus. The book is a treatise on alchemy, which explores the nature of metals and how they can be transformed into different substances. The author discusses various techniques and processes used in alchemy, including distillation, calcination, and sublimation. The book also includes a detailed description of the philosopher's stone, which was believed to be the key to achieving immortality and transmuting base metals into gold. Valentinus/Basilus draws on the works of other alchemists, including Paracelsus and Hermes Trismegistus, to provide a comprehensive overview of the subject. The Triumphal Chariot of Antimony is an important work in the history of alchemy and continues to be studied by scholars and practitioners of the art.Biographical preface by A. E. Waite. ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿To the illustrious, venerable, saintly, and blessed men, adepts of the true philosophy, lovers of virtue, lords of fortune, despisers of the world, whose life is holiness in holiness, knowledge in knowledge, and whose work consists in the relieving of the sick and poor.¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ This illuminating work reveals the secrets of the Spagyric Art; the Grand Magisterium, the true and Universal Medicine, the Tinctures which transmute metals, and other deep mysteries that make part of the Sacramentum Regis.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.