Giovanni Aurelio Augurelli ( Italian: Giovanni Aurelius Augurello ; 1441 , Rimini - 1524 ) - Italian poet and alchemist.
The most famous poem is Chrysopoeia (1515), which outlined alchemical methods of gold mining. The poem was presented to Pope Leo X , who, according to legend, rewarded the author with an empty bag.
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- Zweder von Martels. Augurello's 'Chrysopoeia' (1515): a turning point in the literary tradition of alchemical texts . Early Sci Med 5, no. 2 (2000): 178-195.