English antiquarian, politician, officer of arms, astrologer and alchemist (1617-1692)

Elias Ashmole. Line engraving, 1747, after W. Faithorne.

Antiquaries: twenty portraits of historians. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825.

Elias Ashmole. Line engraving by M. van der Gucht, 1723, after W. Faithorne.

Scientists / edited, with an introduction, by H.A. Feisenberger.

[7]-260 pages : frontispiece, portraits ; (8vo)

William Lilly's history of his life and times, from the year 1602 to 1681 / Written by himself in the sixty-sixth year of his age. To his worthy friend, Elias Ashmole, Esq. Published from the original MS. London, 1715.

183 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portrait ; 18 cm.

The diary and will of Elias Ashmole / edited and extended from the original manuscripts by R.T. Gunther.

Theatrum chemicum Britannicum. Containing severall poeticall pieces of our famous English philosophers, who have written the Hermetique mysteries in their owne ancient language / Faithfully collected into one volume, with annotations thereon, by Elias Ashmole, esq. Qui est Mercuriophilus anglicus. The first part.

16 unnumbered pages, 486 pages, 8 unnumbered pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates (one folded) : woodcuts, engr. illustrations & folded diagram ; (4to)

History of his life and times, from the year 1602 to 1681 / Written by himself in the 66th year of his age.

Online resource (4 unnumbered pages, 52 leaves, (4to)).

Allegoriae poeticae, seu de veritate ac expositione poeticarum fabularum libri quatuor / Alberico Londonensi authore nusquam antea impressi.

Fasciculus chemicus / Arthur Dee ; translated by Elias Ashmole ; edited by Lyndy Abraham.

7, 399 pages : frontispiece (2 portraits) ; (8vo)

The lives of those eminent antiquaries Elias Ashmole, esquire, and Mr. William Lilly, written by themselves; containing, first, William Lilly's History of his life and times, with notes by Mr. Ashmole: Secondly, Lilly's Life and death of Charles the First: and lastly, the Life of Elias Ashmole, esquire, by way of diary. With several occasional letters by Charles Burman, esquire.

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History of his life and times, from the year 1602 to 1681 / Written by himself in the 66th year of his age.

Allegoriae poeticae, seu de veritate ac expositione poeticarum fabularum libri quatuor / Alberico Londonensi authore nusquam antea impressi.

Fasciculus chemicus / Arthur Dee ; translated by Elias Ashmole ; edited by Lyndy Abraham.

Scientists / edited, with an introduction, by H.A. Feisenberger.

Antiquaries: twenty portraits of historians. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825.

William Lilly's history of his life and times, from the year 1602 to 1681 / Written by himself in the sixty-sixth year of his age. To his worthy friend, Elias Ashmole, Esq. Published from the original MS. London, 1715.

Elias Ashmole. Line engraving, 1747, after W. Faithorne.

The diary and will of Elias Ashmole / edited and extended from the original manuscripts by R.T. Gunther.

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Elias Ashmole

Images from the collections

Images by Elias Ashmole

Images featuring Elias Ashmole

Works from the collections

History of his life and times, from the year 1602 to 1681 / Written by himself in the 66th year of his age.

Allegoriae poeticae, seu de veritate ac expositione poeticarum fabularum libri quatuor / Alberico Londonensi authore nusquam antea impressi.

Fasciculus chemicus / Arthur Dee ; translated by Elias Ashmole ; edited by Lyndy Abraham.

Scientists / edited, with an introduction, by H.A. Feisenberger.

Antiquaries: twenty portraits of historians. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825.

William Lilly's history of his life and times, from the year 1602 to 1681 / Written by himself in the sixty-sixth year of his age. To his worthy friend, Elias Ashmole, Esq. Published from the original MS. London, 1715.

Elias Ashmole. Line engraving, 1747, after W. Faithorne.

The diary and will of Elias Ashmole / edited and extended from the original manuscripts by R.T. Gunther.

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