M0007059: Manuscript illustrations depicting a still for the water of life and a swan with signets
- Date:
- 30 July 1940
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/60/48
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced May 2020: Still for the Water of Life.
Description
Photograph of two illustrations from an unidentified 14th century manuscript on alchemy, held by the Albertina Museum Library, Vienna. The first illustration depicts a still for the water of life with scroll above containing inscription. The second illustration underneath depicts a swan and it's signets. Another photograph of this image was accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 26th August 1935 (PHO 3790). Related images: M0007060, M0007061.
Publication/Creation
30 July 1940
Physical description
1 photograph sheet film negative; 16.3 x 11.8 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds the accession register for another photograph of the same image:PHO 3790.
Notes
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 2020.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request