M0011876: Reproduction of an illustration of a 15th century alchemist in his laboratory with a balance on the table from John Read's Prelude to chemistry : an outline of alchemy, its literature and relationships, 1936

Previous title, replaced May 2022: Alchemist in his laboratory; a balance in a case.

Reproduction of an illustration of a 15th century alchemist in his laboratory with a balance on the table from Read, John (1884-1963): Prelude to chemistry : an outline of alchemy, its literature and relationships London : G. Bell and Sons Ltd., 1936. The original illustration is from Norton, Thomas (c. 1433–1513): The Ordinall of Alchymy, folio 37b, formerly held by the British Museum, now in the British Library (reference: Add MS 10302).

1951

1 photograph glass plate negative; 16.5 x 12 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative.

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.