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John Dee performing an experiment before Queen Elizabeth I. Oil painting by Henry Gillard Glindoni.

Edward Kelley: he conjures up a ghost in a graveyard. Coloured aquatint.

Edward Kelley. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper.

Křivoklát (Pürglitz) castle, Czech republic. Coloured lithograph.

Raising spirits, making gold and swapping wives : the true adventures of Dr John Dee and Sir Edward Kelly / Michael Wilding.

A man consulting a wizard, who shows him materializations of human figures in the form of skeletons. Coloured etching by George Cruikshank.

The alchemical writings of Edward Kelly / Tr. from the Hamburg edition of 1676, and ed. with a biographical preface.

Johannis Ticinensis, eines Böhemischen Priesters, Anthonii de Abbatia, eines in der Kunst erfahrnen Mönchs, und Edoardi Kellaei eines Welt- berühmten Engeländers vortreffliche und aussführliche chymische Bücher. Allen der Geheimen und Hohen Kunst-Liebhabern zu Nutz und mercklichem Unterricht in Teutscher Sprach / übergesetzet, und heraus gegeben durch einen, der niemals gnug gep;riesenen Wissenschafft, sonderbahren Beforderer ; mit einer Warnungs-Vorrede wider die Sophisten und Betrieger.

Edouardi Kellæi Angli tractatus duo egregii, de lapide philosophorum, una cum theatro astronomiæ terrestri[s], cum figuris, in gratiam filiorum hermetis / nunc primum in lucem editi, curante J[ohanne] L[angio] M.C.

Drey vortreffliche und noch nie im Druck gewesene chymische Bücher. Als I. Johannis Ticinensis ... opusculum, genandt Processus de lapide philosophorum. II. Anthonii de Abbatia ... aussgefärtigtes Send-Schreiben. III. ... Edoardi Kellaei aussführlicher Tractat dem Käyser Rudolpho zugeschrieben ... in teutscher Sprach übergesetzet, herauss gegeben, durch einen der niemals gnug gepriesenen Wissenschafft sonderbahren Beforderer [i.e. B.N. Petraeus] Mit einer Warnungs-Vorrede wieder die Sophisten und Betrieger.

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Edward Kelley

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Images featuring Edward Kelley

Works from the collections

The alchemical writings of Edward Kelly / Tr. from the Hamburg edition of 1676, and ed. with a biographical preface.

Edouardi Kellæi Angli tractatus duo egregii, de lapide philosophorum, una cum theatro astronomiæ terrestri[s], cum figuris, in gratiam filiorum hermetis / nunc primum in lucem editi, curante J[ohanne] L[angio] M.C.

Edward Kelley

Images from the collections

Images featuring Edward Kelley

Works from the collections

The alchemical writings of Edward Kelly / Tr. from the Hamburg edition of 1676, and ed. with a biographical preface.

Edouardi Kellæi Angli tractatus duo egregii, de lapide philosophorum, una cum theatro astronomiæ terrestri[s], cum figuris, in gratiam filiorum hermetis / nunc primum in lucem editi, curante J[ohanne] L[angio] M.C.

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