This recent dissertation might be of interest. I have not seen it.
Publication #: 3064469 Alchemical diplomacy: Optics and alchemy in the philosophical writings of Marcus Marci in post-Rudolfine Prague, 1612--1670 Garber, Margaret D., PhD UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, 2002, 356 pages
http://www.hsls.pitt.edu/guides/histmed/dissertations/dissertations.html?topic_id=8 (follow links to Digital Dissertations to order.)
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