Chemical element with symbol S and atomic number 16

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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.

An enthroned king, wearing three crowns and with a sword in his mouth, having vanquished a green seven headed hydra; an archangel with a key imprisons Lucifer in chains by a roaring fire; representing the culmination of the alchemical process and the sublimation of base matter. Coloured etching after an etching, ca. 17th century.

Azufide : azufre en estado coloidal inyectable / Laboratorio Dr. Domingo Plasencia, S.A.

An alchemist copying a text, surrounded by apparatus, attended by his dog. Wood engraving.

The magi sheltering in a cave on the way to Bethlehem; here representing mercury converted into sulphur, at the moment of its fixation in the alchemical process. Coloured etching after etching, 17th century.

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.

The album of Knaresborough views / A.W. Lowe.

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

Le soufre thermal / Georges de la Farge.

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Sulfur

Images from the collections

Images referencing Sulfur

Works from the collections

The album of Knaresborough views / A.W. Lowe.

A wine-grower squirts sulphur on his crop. Pen and ink drawing by G. Ri.

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

Le soufre thermal / Georges de la Farge.

Sulfur

Images from the collections

Images referencing Sulfur

Works from the collections

The album of Knaresborough views / A.W. Lowe.

A wine-grower squirts sulphur on his crop. Pen and ink drawing by G. Ri.

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

Le soufre thermal / Georges de la Farge.

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