▁more ▁recent ▁scholar ship ▁is ▁less ▁swe eping ▁in ▁its ▁claims ▁but ▁still ▁acc ords ▁it ▁an ▁important ▁place ▁in ▁research ▁of ▁his ▁later ▁works . ▁ ▁The ▁Latin ▁Secret um ▁Secret orum ▁was ▁eventually ▁translated ▁into ▁Czech , ▁Russian , ▁Cro at ian , ▁Dutch , ▁German , ▁I cel and ic , ▁English , ▁Arag on ese , ▁Catal an , ▁Spanish , ▁Portuguese , ▁French , ▁Italian , ▁and ▁Wel sh . ▁The ▁ 1 5 2 8 ▁English ▁translation ▁by ▁Robert ▁Cop land ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁Philip ▁of ▁Tri pol i ' s ▁Latin ▁edition . ▁ ▁Sch olar ly ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁Secret um ▁Secret orum ▁w an ed ▁around ▁ 1 5 5 0 ▁but ▁lay ▁interest ▁has ▁continued ▁to ▁this ▁day ▁among ▁students ▁of ▁the ▁occ ult . ▁Sch ol ars ▁today ▁see ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁window ▁onto ▁medieval ▁intellectual ▁life : ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁scholar ly ▁context s ▁and ▁had ▁some ▁part ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁scholar ly ▁controvers ies ▁of ▁the ▁day . ▁ ▁The ▁Book ▁of ▁Sec rets ▁There ▁is ▁another ▁book ▁called ▁The ▁Book ▁of ▁Sec rets ▁( ; ▁) ▁by ▁Muhammad ▁ibn ▁Zak ari ya ▁al - R azi , ▁which ▁appeared ▁in ▁Europe ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁often ▁confused ▁with ▁the ▁Secret um ▁Secret orum . ▁It ▁de als ▁more ▁specifically ▁with ▁al ch emy , ▁providing ▁practical ▁reci pes , ▁classification ▁of ▁min er als , ▁and ▁descri ptions ▁of ▁labor atory