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Concept

Alchemy

Images

  • William Allen, portrayed as an alchemist with several furnaces, the one which he stokes is labelled "Matter o'money". Coloured etching by T. Jones, 1827.
  • D.O.M.A. Alchymia Andreae Libavii, recognita, emendata, et aucta, tum dogmatibus et experimentis nonnullis; tum commentario medico physico-chymico: qui exornatus est variis instrumentorum chymicorum picturis; partim aliunde translatis, partim planè novis ... : praemissa defensione artis opposita censurae Parisianae.
  • 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.
  • M0012389: Title page of <i>Atalanta Fvgiens...</i>, 1618
  • Cabala, speculum artis et naturae, in alchymia; exinde, quid, lapis sophorum antiquissimus, rei sit, qui triplex, & tamen simplex lapis existit : Omnia hactenus ex variis etiam scriptis paucis observata, singulis laboriosis amatoribus artis honoris ergò, deo annuente, tam perspicuè ac lucidissimo speculo, proposita, et quatuor aeneis laminis incisis picturis exhibita / Per ignotum, attamen notum, sicuti insignia prima figurae insculpta testantur, nunc è Germanico, Latnio [sic] versa à strenuo sapientiae cultore, et unâ cum praestantissimi cujusdam philosophi diagraphe hujus ipsius argumenti, Roseae Crusis Fraternitati dicata edita. Quò hac in materia amplius nil desideretur.
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Catalogue

    • Books

    Trevisanvs de chymico miracvlo qvod lapidem philosophiæ appellant. Dionys. Zecharivs Gallus de eodem / auctoritatibus varijs principum huius artis, Democriti, Gebri, Lvlli, Villanovani, confirmati et illustrati per Gerardvm Dornevm.

    | Date: 1600
    • Pictures
    • Online

    An alchemist wearing a tall hat, sitting at a table containing his chemical instruments. Lithograph by H. Wood after F. Howard.

    Howard, Frank, 1805-1866. | Reference: 36278i
    • Archives and manuscripts

    Perrier à S. Picard, Sieur Dubois

    Perrier à S. Picard, Sieur Dubois | Date: Middle 17th century | Reference: MS.609
    • Books

    Alchimie : le grand secret / Andrea Aromatico ; trad. de l'italien par Audrey van de Sandt.

    Aromatico, Andrea. | Date: [1996], ©1996
    • Books

    On the elements / [Marius].

    Marius, active 1160-1169. | Date: 1976
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