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Aeson is rejuvenated by having his blood replaced by magic juices in a boiling vat; representing the process of self-destruction in order to attain the elixir of life. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs after Salomon Trismosin.
Ibbs, Edith A.Date: 1900-1909Reference: 38811iPart of: Splendor solis- Books
The secret of everlasting life : the first translation of the ancient Chinese text on immortality / Richard Bertschinger.
Bertschinger, Richard.Date: [1994]- Archives and manuscripts
English Alchemical Notebook, early 17th century
Date: early 17th centuryReference: MS.7095
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An alchemist's laboratory: a young man drinks an elixir of life while the alchemist is incapacitated. Wood engraving by H.K. Browne (Phiz), 1865.
Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882.Date: [1865]Reference: 37582i
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A group of physicians stand by a cow that has died while 'aborting' a man; perhaps representing the potential effect of vaccination. Coloured etching.
Reference: 16150i