 Its purpose was apparently to supply in a compact form a representative collection of relatively brief and less ancient alchemical writings; it could be regarded as a supplement to those large storehouses of Hermetic learning such as the "Theatrum Chemicum", or Jean-Jacques Manget's "Bibliotheca Chemica Curiosa".It seemed to represent a distinctive school in Alchemy, less committed to the past and less obscure than the works of older and more traditional alchemical masters.The full Latin title is