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Sulfur

Images

  • A moon above a queen dressed in blue, and a sun above a king dressed in red; representing two alchemical principles: the dissolving 'lac virginis' (mercury) and the coagulating masculine principle (sulphur). Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs.
  • The Bog Gardens Sulphur Well, Harrogate, Yorkshire. Process print by A. Schuler.
  • Dragons and griffins around a lone flowering tree in a landscape on the outskirts of a town; representing a stage in the alchemical process. Coloured etching after etching, ca. 17th century.
  • A wine-grower squirts sulphur on his crop. Pen and ink drawing by G. Ri.
  • A three headed monster in an alchemical flask, representing the composition of the alchemical philosopher's stone: salt, sulphur, and mercury. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs.
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Catalogue

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    Hospital facts and observations : illustrative of the efficacy of the new remedies, strychnia, brucia, acetate of morphia, veratria, iodine, &c. in several morbid conditions of the system : with a comparative view of the treatment of chorea, and some cases of diabetes : a report on the efficacy of sulphureous fumigations in diseases of the skin, chronic rheumatism, &c. / by James Lomax Bardsley.

    Bardsley, James Lomax, 1801-1876. | Date: 1830
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    The album of Knaresborough views / A.W. Lowe.

    Lowe, A. W. | Date: [1900?]
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    A wine-grower squirts sulphur on his crop. Pen and ink drawing by G. Ri.

    Ri, G., 1853-1940. | Reference: 17211i
    • Ephemera

    Frazer's Sulphur Soap : test it free of charge / Frazer's Tablets, Limited.

    Frazer's Tablets Ltd. | Date: [1900?]
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    Le soufre thermal / Georges de la Farge.

    La Farge, Georges de. | Date: [1956]
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