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Alchemy and Hidden Wisdom

Emblems, furnaces and secret symbols of the alchemists.

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Woodcut: a skeleton raises a spear toward an elderly figure propped on pillows in a wooden chair, with a sprig of branches above.A sick old woman, sitting supported by pillows as a skeleton pounces aiming his spear at hBlack and white woodcut: winged Fame blows a trumpet above a banner, while a man and dog ride a sleigh pulled by giant lobsters over reeds.Fame blows her trumpet: below, a man and his dog ride on a sleigh drawn by giant lobsters Woodcut of a skeleton holding an hourglass beside a seated elderly man in a fur-trimmed robe who looks downward, with a bare tree behind.An elderly man taunted by a skeleton, as he sits and ponders in a vanitas conceit. WoodcutEtching of a nude figure on a block attacked by four labeled allegories; Justice enthroned in clouds above.Innocence attacked from four corners by "Iudex", "Persequutiō", "Avaritia" and "Invidia"; Engraved oval emblem of a nude woman holding a flower sprig and a small object, with radiating lines behind her and the label 37 Beauty.Iconologia: or, moral emblems .... Wherein are express'd various images of virtues, vices,Dim stone interior with a large chimney hood, glass flasks by a leaded window, and a seated figure in shadow beside a spoked wheel on a tiled floor.An alchemist. Oil painting by Eugène Lomont, 1890.Hand-coloured lithograph with an astrologer at a telescope in a study, a crowd in a street, warships firing at sea, and a banner of text.Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including an astrologer/alchemist in his study, a mColoured print of a bearded old man in a red cap working bellows at a brick furnace in a dim workshop with flasks on shelves.An alchemist at his furnace, hunched over bellows. Coloured mezzotint by H. Dawe after D. Black-and-white engraved alchemy diagram with an eagle, lion, cube, two circular symbol diagrams, and a laboratory scene with figures and furnaces.Three-tiered symbolic diagram of the art of alchemy: top level, symbols of the states of mEngraving of four bearded philosophers behind a balustrade with scrolls, above small figures working at a furnace in a checkered room, within a foliate border.Theatrum chemicum Britannicum. Containing severall poeticall pieces of our famous English Black and white engraved frontispiece showing bearded men above with scrolls, and two figures at a laboratory table below, framed by a floral border.Theatrum chemicum Britannicum. Containing severall poeticall pieces of our famous English Engraving of a 17th-century pharmacy with shelves of jars, a central worker at a table of flasks, and two robed figures flanking the scene.Microcosmus hypochondriacus sive de melancholia hypochondriaca tractatus ... Curatio hujusWatercolour of a winged woman in a red dress with a star halo before a golden glow, with dragon-like creatures below and a small figure on a cloud.The pregnant Virgin Mary, with a dragon at her feet; representing a stage in the alchemicaEngraving of a seated alchemist in a cap tending a fire under a large chimney hood, with books, flasks and daylight from a leaded window.An alchemist stoking a furnace in a dimly lit room, as daylight shines through a window. EEngraving of a bearded alchemist at a worktable by a fireplace, with assistants working behind him in a cluttered laboratory.An alchemist with his assistants in his laboratory. Engraving by J.P. Le Bas, 1747, after Mezzotint of a man in a dark robe lifting a round glass flask, with an hourglass and apparatus on a table beside him.An alchemist peering into a glass vessel. Mezzotint by F.R. Say, 1819, after J. Northcote.Engraved triumphal arch with columns, niches with figures, and two men exchanging a crown beneath a canopy at the centre.A triumphal arch decorated with Papal, Christian, Imperial and Habsburgian emblems: in theBlack and white engraved frontispiece of an alchemist's workshop under an arch, with nude statues, a glass vessel, and ornate floral and bird borders.Theatrum chemicum Britannicum. Containing severall poeticall pieces of our famous English Black and white mezzotint of a man in a dark gown lifting a round glass flask, gazing upward beside an hourglass and books on a table.An alchemist peering into a glass vessel. Mezzotint by F.R. Say, 1819, after J. Northcote.Engraving of a winged crowned nude figure holding two staves, flanked by two men in period dress, with sun and moon symbols and a serpent in the foreground.Tripvs avrevs, hoc est, tres tractatvs chymici selectissimi, nempe I. Basilii Valentini ..Black and white engraving of an alchemist in a cluttered laboratory with flasks and stills, and a family visiting a poorhouse in a village scene at upper right.An alchemist in his laboratory with his family: to the right they are shown calling at theBlack-and-white engraving of a cluttered alchemist's laboratory with copper stills and flasks, a family in the room, and a snowy village seen through a window at right.An alchemist in his laboratory with his family: to the right they are shown calling at theBlack and white etching of a bearded man in a cloak reading at a cluttered desk, with a skull, skeleton figure, globe and furnace around him.A philosopher in his study, reading a book containing a print of a skeleton. Etching by J.Coloured stipple engraving of an old alchemist in a red robe at a furnace, with a woman and a man examining a globe in a cluttered laboratory.A man conducts an alchemical experiment with an alembic, in the foreground, in the backgroBlack and white etching of an old alchemist seated at a stone furnace in a cluttered laboratory, with flasks, shelves, and a second figure at right.An alchemist using bellows at a furnace in his laboratory. Etching by T. Major, 1750, afteBlack and white engraving of a cluttered alchemist's laboratory; a young man drinks from a glass while an older man slumps on the floor near an open book.An alchemist's laboratory: a young man drinks an elixir of life while the alchemist is incEtching of a bearded alchemist in a cap working bellows at a stone furnace, with jars, flasks and books in a cluttered room.An alchemist using bellows at a furnace in his laboratory. Etching by T. Major, 1750, afteManuscript page: painted sun, moon, lion, peacock, robed figure, and a horned face rising from flames, with Latin text.Thesaurus thesaurorum.Black-and-white woodcut of a armored rhinoceros standing in profile, with ornate patterned skin, on a printed book page.The historie of foure-footed beastes. : Describing the true and liuely figure of euery beaEtching of a bearded scholar holding a large glass jar beside a skeleton, with a seated patient and a caption at bottom.A scholar in a surgeon's workroom with a jar of spirits containing Saint Michael defeatingBearded man bathing in a blue vat over a fire, a white dove above, and a kneeling attendant tending the flame in an arched hall.Aeson is rejuvenated by having his blood replaced by magic juices in a boiling vat; represEngraved alchemical emblem: a large vessel with an eagle atop, nude figures on each side, and three men at the base beneath a Latin inscription.Emblem representing the path to the philosopher's stone in alchemy. Etching by Defehrt, 17Watercolour of a bearded alchemist in red and blue robes holding a glass vessel, with a dark inscribed scroll above and a landscape behind him.An alchemical adept carrying the vase of Hermes, which is inscribed "Let us go to seek theWatercolour of a three-headed monster with white, red and blue heads coiled inside a pear-shaped glass flask topped by a golden crown.A three headed monster in an alchemical flask, representing the composition of the alchemiWatercolor of a red adobe church with two bell towers and crosses, with shawled figures gathered in the foreground and a wooden cross on a hill at right.Church, Rancho de TaosEngraving of a bearded alchemist in a turban at a cluttered workbench with a furnace, beside a woman with flowers in her hair, under the label IGNIS.De vier elementenDrawing of a songbird perched on a skull, surrounded by swirling grey bands, scattered petals, and a banner reading Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Omar's EmblemPainting of the Descent from the Cross: mourners lower Christ's body beside a tall cross, with two angels holding a palm at the top, against blue sky and a gold border.Descent from the CrossGrey stone linga on a stepped square pedestal, with a carved serpent figure at the front corner, against a black background.Emblem of the God Shiva (Linga) with Serpent BaseEngraving of two contorted winged figures holding a ring with three lobed forms and two serpents, printed over a page of text.Tripvs avrevs, hoc est, tres tractatvs chymici selectissimi, nempe I. Basilii Valentini ..Woodcut of a young man playing a lute beside a music stand, with a goat at his feet, framed by ornamental borders on a printed book page.Iconologia, overo descrittione d'imagini delle virtù, vitij, affetti, passioni humane, corEngraved emblem of an alchemist's workshop with a bent man at a furnace and a standing woman in a cloak.Emblemata Saecularia, 1596Black-and-white woodcut of a bearded man in a long robe holding a cord and an open book, with a bird on his head, framed by carved ornamental borders.Iconologia, overo descrittione d'imagini delle virtù, vitij, affetti, passioni humane, corEngraving of musicians under a vine trellis, including a seated figure with a donkey, a keyboard instrument, a kneeling singer and a horn player. Latin caption below.Emblemata Saecularia, 1596Etching titled Avaritia: a bearded man in a doorway turns away an elderly couple and a woman holding a child, with a town of gabled houses behind.A wealthy bürger refuses charity to an old couple. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1Engraving of two robed women holding flasks beside a furnace with flames, on a tiered base with letter labels.Integrum morborum mysterium, sive medicinæ catholicæ tomi primi tractatus secundus. [PulsuEtching of a nude figure holding a staff with an owl, surrounded by swooping birds, a dog at left, and a tree at right, with the word PATIENTIA above.Birds attacking an owl resting upon a staff held by a naked woman; representing patience. Engraved oval emblem of a nude woman standing on a globe, holding a falcon on her arm, with clouds behind her, labeled Nature.Iconologia: or, moral emblems .... Wherein are express'd various images of virtues, vices,Etching titled VERITAS: a crowned female figure with a book and rays of light, surrounded by attackers, a cannon, and a book labeled tradition.Truth represented as the word of God assailed by persecution, superstition, tradition, betEtching of winged allegorical figures around a spider's web and two scrolls, labelled Charitas, Iustitia, Invidia, Avaritia.Allegorical figures hold up two scrolls, separated by a spider's web: one shows a straightEtching of a lion caught in a net on the ground, with trees, a castle and rocky hills in the background.A mouse nibbles through a net in which a lion is caught; illustrating Aesop's fable. EtchiEtching titled Pax Insidiosa showing a fox looking up at a rooster in a tree, with a village and church in the background.A fox talking to a chicken; representing a fable by Aesop on false friendship. Etching by Etching titled Alchemia: a bearded alchemist tends a furnace with flames while dressed onlookers watch, and a banquet takes place in the background.An alchemist stoking a furnace, surrounded by well dressed onlookers: a banquet takes placBlack-and-white etching labeled LIBERTAS: a thatched mill on stilts by a river, a donkey at left, and a tall stork at right bending over the water.A stork impales a frog in a peaceful scene by a river; allegory of freedom. Etching by C. Engraving of an elderly woman seated in a chair beside a man, with flasks and jars on a table and a figure tending a hearth at right.AlchemistEtching of an eagle diving over water toward a mouse and frog, with a rocky cliff, village and distant town behind, and the Latin motto above.A bird of prey prepares to swoop on a mouse and a frog in water; illustrating Aesop's fablWoodcut of a hunched, bearded old man leaning on a crutch, with a horse's head and a bare tree at right.A hunch-backed old man supported by a crutch with a whinnying horse behind. Woodcut by TobEngraved oval emblem of a crowned woman in robes holding a garland, with an ape reading a book at lower left and stacked books at lower right.Iconologia: or, moral emblems .... Wherein are express'd various images of virtues, vices,Woodcut of a woman in a ruffled collar and long gown gesturing toward winged figures in the air beside a tall birdhouse-like tower.A sumptuously dressed lady gestures towards a mid-air battle between winged fools; small iEtching of a bear overturning a barrel as bees swarm around it, with thatched cottages and trees in the background.A bear overturns a barrel and is stung by bees; representing Aesop's fable. Etching by C. Engraving of two cloaked men walking together on a raised walkway above a walled city with towers, a gate, boats and a dog.Two men walking above a city; representing harmony of religious or political states. EtchiEtching titled Fons Vitae: a bearded prophet points to a cross-like post with a bird on a pedestal, beside winged creatures and figures in a rocky landscape.A prophet points to a cross which is leaking water; representing faith, the 'fountain of lEtched emblem print of a man in a wide hat and cloak scattering seed across a field, with a town and church spire in the distance.A man scatters seeds; representing the Biblical parable of the sower; here referring to thBlack-and-white engraving of a cow drinking from a spout above a stone cistern, with a lion-head spout pouring water into a basin at right.Integrum morborum mysterium, sive medicinæ catholicæ tomi primi tractatus secundus. [PulsuWoodcut of a man in a cap tending a brick furnace beside a round glass receiver on a tripod, with labeled vessel diagrams above and text below.An alchemist at a furnace with a large 'receiver', with diagrams of alchemical apparatus. Woodcut of a woman holding a mask to her face, with a long-legged bird at lower left and billowing drapery.A woman striking a pose in masque costume, with a stork or crane. Woodcut by T. Stimmer, 1Black-and-white engraving of a radial diagram with six spoke-like arms ending in scalloped cartouches around a central circle with figures.Integrum morborum mysterium, sive medicinæ catholicæ tomi primi tractatus secundus. [PulsuWoodcut of a nude man with outstretched arms inside a square frame, with an eye above his head and Latin text printed above.Henrici Cornelii Agrippae ab Nettesheym ... De occulta philosophia libri tres .... / [HeinEtching of a cat on a ledge looking at a hanging birdcage beside a brick wall, with a hazy town and hills in the distance.Kloosterleven in emblemenEtching of a crane putting its long beak into a wolf's open mouth, with a river town and boats in the background and a Latin caption above.A crane inserts its beak into the mouth of a wolf; illustrating Aesop's fable. Etching by Engraving of a radiant cloud over a tower of figures, with four cloud-framed heads in the corners and a banner of text.Integrum morborum mysterium, sive medicinæ catholicæ tomi primi tractatus secundus. [PulsuEngraving of a bearded scholar reading by candlelight beside a skeleton, a globe and a furnace, in an ornate frame.A philosopher in his study, reading a book containing a print of a skeleton. Etching by J.Engraved emblem of two winged putti in an oval frame; one holds up a flask while the other points to an arrow, with a town behind them.A putto with an arrow in his heart is asking a putto who is holding a urine flask for helpBlack-and-white woodcut of a man in profile facing right, wearing a flat cap and cloak, with a Latin caption below.Henrici Cornelii Agrippae ab Nettesheym ... De occulta philosophia libri tres .... / [HeinWood engraving of a robed alchemist pointing at a diagram board while a crowd listens in a vaulted hall.An alchemist standing before a board illustrated with diagrams, lecturing to a crowd on thEngraved emblem captioned Exercise: a standing figure holds a ring and a scroll, with a helmet, spear and anchor at his feet and hills behind.Iconologia: or, moral emblems .... Wherein are express'd various images of virtues, vices,Black and white lithograph of a central man figure made of scenes of progress, with bridges, balloon, temple and labelled vignettes around him.The emblematic figure of a man representing secularisation, technical innovation, educatioSepia print of three costumed figures in an alchemist's room with books, a skull, glass flasks and an alembic; a plumed man stands centre.Mr. Garrick in the Character of Abel Drugger, Mr. Burton and Mr. Palmer in the Characters Stipple engraving of a seated bearded chemist in a cluttered laboratory with a woman leaning in, a glass apparatus, bottles, a furnace and a globe.A man in the foreground conducts an alchemical experiment with an alembic; in the backgrouEngraving of a seated woman holding a mirror and brushes, with a monkey at her feet beside a panel, in an oval frame labeled Imitation.Iconologia: or, moral emblems .... Wherein are express'd various images of virtues, vices,Black-and-white engraving in three tiers showing heraldry, circular alchemical diagrams, and a laboratory with figures, furnaces and glass vessels.Three-tiered symbolic diagram of the art of alchemy: top level, symbols of the states of mInk drawing of a woman with a long pole chasing a frog-like figure labeled Anglophobia; two men shake hands behind them.The Entente Cordiale: Marianne (a woman representing France) is chasing away a frog on whiBlack-and-white woodcut of a fox-like animal with an ape-like face standing over small young, with printed caption text above.The historie of foure-footed beastes. : Describing the true and liuely figure of euery beaColour caricature: a woman in a red cap flees a bearded doctor holding an enema syringe, as a man waves a red CGT flag.Marianne wearing a Phrygian hat is being chased by a doctor holding an enema and a trade-uEtching of a crowned ruler pouring coins into a chest while armed men lead a prisoner away through a walled town.The Roman emperor Valens pours money into a coffer; an officer is arrested and led to prisEngraved frontispiece with a kneeling robed figure, a seated figure, two robed figures with scrolls under a radiating emblem, and a floral border.Theatrum chemicum Britannicum. Containing severall poeticall pieces of our famous English Engraved architectural title page with a blank central panel, two nude youths flanking it, and small reliefs of a ship and scales below.Titelpagina met twee naakte jongen met wetenschappelijke instrumentenEngraved emblem of a reclining woman entwined by a serpent, with ruined arches and distant spires, above and below Latin text on a printed page.Atalanta fvgiens, hoc est emblemata nova de secretis naturae chymica. Accommodata partim oEngraved satirical print: a crowded alchemist's laboratory with flasks, bellows and demons above, and columns of Dutch text below.Spotprenten op Jacobus II en Lodewijk XIV en de gebeurtenissen in de jaren 1688-1689Engraving of a small child working bellows at a brick furnace, with flasks and alembics on shelves, inside an ornate scrolled rococo border.An infant blowing bellows into a furnace; allegory of the role of N. Lefevre in chemistry.Engraved allegorical title page with winged figures, a skeleton, a tomb, and a woman with an open book below a Latin inscription.Illvstrissimae et Exellentissimae Heroinae Aletheiae MartiaeBlack-and-white lithograph of officials in uniforms crowding a birth scene, with a rooster and a naked infant in the foreground.An exhausted mother gives birth before a crowd of French officials; symbolising the birth Engraving of an old bearded physician holding a young woman's wrist while an assistant grinds in a mortar in a dim vaulted room with flasks and books.An old physician is taking a young woman's pulse and pointing to her heart, implying that Black-and-white drawing of a man in a jacket tending a furnace among flasks, alembics and bottles, with a black cat in the lower right corner.Kolkman de AlcimistEngraving of a nude woman and an armoured knight with sword and shield beside a large fire, with a town in the background and Latin text below.Atalanta fvgiens, hoc est emblemata nova de secretis naturae chymica. Accommodata partim oEngraved emblem plate: a bearded man reclines beside an eagle while a figure tends a furnace; a distant landscape with small figures and a tent.Atalanta fvgiens, hoc est emblemata nova de secretis naturae chymica. Accommodata partim oBlack and white engraving of two standing figures and a seated bearded figure beside a flaming furnace, with Latin text above and below.Atalanta fvgiens, hoc est emblemata nova de secretis naturae chymica. Accommodata partim oEngraving of a crowned bearded figure with an eagle on each arm, standing on rocks by a lake, with Latin text above and below.Atalanta fvgiens, hoc est emblemata nova de secretis naturae chymica. Accommodata partim oHand-coloured lithograph of a bearded alchemist over a copper pot and flask, with two onlookers reading a paper and a distressed woman at left.An alchemist hunched over his crucible; an assistant reads him a recipe, watched by an onlEngraved emblem of an alchemist tending a furnace in a workshop, with a window view of a church and a Latin epigram printed below.Atalanta fvgiens, hoc est emblemata nova de secretis naturae chymica. Accommodata partim oEngraving of an elderly alchemist seated among glass alembics, flasks and a furnace in a workshop, with a verse caption below.An elderly alchemist sitting next to his equipment. Engraving by C. Weigel, 1698.Sepia etching of a cherub working bellows at a furnace amid chemical flasks and bottles, within an ornate scrolled rococo border.An infant blowing bellows into a furnace; allegory of the role of N. Lefevre in chemistry.Engraving of a young man bending to blow at a fire in a stone room, while a spectacled older man watches at a table.A young man blowing a bellows, while an alchemist, chemist or goldsmith watches through spHand-colored etching of a bearded robed figure with a sword at his mouth, flanked by tall candlesticks with lit candles under clouds.Christ, with a sword in his mouth, between seven candlesticks; representing a stage in theEngraved plate of a winged figure with a scythe above a rocky mountain and a small stone building, with Latin text on the page.Atalanta fvgiens, hoc est emblemata nova de secretis naturae chymica. Accommodata partim oHand-colored caricature of figures in a cluttered laboratory around a furnace labeled German Stove, with glass retorts and a man lifting a flask.Political chemist and German retorts or dissolving the Rhenish confederacyEngraving of a woman lying in a landscape, wrapped by a large serpent, with ruined arches behind and a Latin epigram printed below.Atalanta fvgiens, hoc est emblemata nova de secretis naturae chymica. Accommodata partim oEngraved emblem page: a seated woman holds an infant at left, while a woman and child sit near flames and rocks at right. Latin text fills the page below.Atalanta fvgiens, hoc est emblemata nova de secretis naturae chymica. Accommodata partim oEngraved book page with a woman in a flowing cloak and a man holding a lantern on a path, with Latin text above and below.Atalanta fvgiens, hoc est emblemata nova de secretis naturae chymica. Accommodata partim oArched watercolour: androgynous figure with red cloak and round mirror, winged figure behind, hazy hilly landscape beyond.The Hermetic androgyne; representing the stages of the alchemical Work in One. WatercolourEngraving of two nude figures pouring water into a basin while robed onlookers and a worker tend a vessel; a domed building appears in the distance.Atalanta fvgiens, hoc est emblemata nova de secretis naturae chymica. Accommodata partim oBrown lithograph of two robed professors in a vaulted study; one gestures at a chalkboard, the other writes at a desk beside an hourglass and books.Professors C.B. Spruyt and Van Pesch are told by Death that all knowledge comes from him; Engraving of two putti with architectural tools, a plinth, a column drum and a tablet reading Livre des Arts, on rough ground.Livre des ArtsEngraved emblem page: a crowned bearded man reclines nude in a bath inside a domed vessel, with a city street behind, and Latin text above and below.Atalanta fvgiens, hoc est emblemata nova de secretis naturae chymica. Accommodata partim oWood engraving of a robed alchemist at a furnace in a laboratory, framed by vignettes of a balloon, a storm and figures with books and instruments.An alchemist at his alembic; surrounded by vignettes of scientific pursuits. Wood engravinEngraving of an elderly bearded alchemist seated in a workshop beside glass flasks, an alembic, and a furnace, with Dutch verse below.An elderly alchemist sitting next to his equipment. Engraving by C. Weigel, 1698.Engraved oval portrait of a smiling peddler in a tricorn hat holding a horn, with a basket of horns strapped to his chest, framed by leafy garland.A man is selling horns from his basket, as emblems of cuckoldry: husbands reply that they Engraving showing the front elevation of the Royal Exchange above a plan of its courtyard with labelled trades and heraldic emblems below.The Royal Exchange, London: elevation of the entrance facade, top, and ground plan of the Engraving of a nude man swimming in rough water toward a sea monster at right, with a distant harbor town and ships under a cloudy sky.Atalanta fvgiens, hoc est emblemata nova de secretis naturae chymica. Accommodata partim oWood engraving of a seated alchemist in a laboratory niche, with vignettes of a balloon, easel painters, a globe and workers around the border.An alchemist at his alembic; surrounded by vignettes of scientific pursuits. Wood engravinEngraving of two winged putti on clouds with a laurel wreath, a lyre, and an open book, captioned LA POESIE.Livre des ArtsManuscript page: a crowned woman in blue rides a golden lion under a sun-faced disk in clouds, with Latin text below.Thesaurus thesaurorum.Engraved emblem: a man in a broad hat dips a long rod into a river beside a stone bridge, with a hillside town and a sunburst above.Atalanta fvgiens, hoc est emblemata nova de secretis naturae chymica. Accommodata partim oPainted manuscript page showing a chariot pulled by antlered stags over clouds, above two flaming alchemical furnaces with glass vessels.Thesaurus thesaurorum.Hand-painted manuscript page with a rainbow, a pink fire-headed serpent, a winged figure, and two alchemical glass vessels below.Thesaurus thesaurorum.Watercolor manuscript page: two serpent-like creatures, pink and gold, above glass vessels, colored flasks and a small furnace with a bowl.Thesaurus thesaurorum.Painted manuscript page with a robed figure and sun above, a brick furnace with flames, glass flasks, an alembic, and a bowl.Thesaurus thesaurorum.Engraving of apes doing human chores in a workshop with a furnace, a pot on a hearth, and a village street visible at right.ApenspelEngraving of two alchemists in a cluttered laboratory with brick furnaces, stills and flasks, with German verse text below.Two alchemists seeming to produce gold from a furnace; the accompanying text satirises thoBlack-and-white woodcut of a four-legged beast covered in overlapping scales, with a curled tail and a shaggy head, labeled The Gorgon.The historie of foure-footed beastes. : Describing the true and liuely figure of euery beaWatercolour of a winged, haloed androgynous figure holding a round mirror beside trees, a lake and hills, with a printed text block below.The Hermetic androgyne; representing the stages of the alchemical Work in One. WatercolourHand-painted manuscript page with alchemical scenes: a brick furnace with flames and smoke, glass flasks labeled distillatio, and two figures in a landscape.Thesaurus thesaurorum.Woodcut alchemical emblem on a book page: a tall tiered figure with sun and moon symbols, clouds at top, and small figures around a base.D.O.M.A. Alchymia Andreae Libavii, recognita, emendata, et aucta, tum dogmatibus et experiEngraving in an oval frame: a young man in period dress talks with a bearded old man in a skullcap at a table with books; a winged creature sits atop the frame.Subtle the alchemist, posing as an astrologer, being visited by Abel Drugger, in Ben JonsoEngraving of a smiling man in a dark coat, white collar and cap, standing in an oval frame beside a window and shelves of bottles.The actor Dodd as Abel Drugger in Ben Jonson's 'The alchemist'. Engraving by J. ThornthwaiWatercolour of a crowned figure in a gold robe on a path, holding a globe and dove, under two suns, with a tilting boat in the distance.A prince, clad in gold, succeeds the King; representing a stage in the alchemical process.Engraving of a kneeling monk at a furnace with glass flask as a veiled woman approaches; bookshelves, globe and tree behind, with a seated figure at left.Basil Valentine contemplates a chemical jar containing homunculi of a man and woman holdinEngraving of a standing man in a dark coat and hat in an oval frame, with an open window and bottles behind him; a caption below names Dodd as Abel Drugger.The actor Dodd as Abel Drugger in Ben Jonson's 'The alchemist'. Engraving by J. ThornthwaiBlack and white engraved frontispiece: a mountain labeled Mons Magorum, a lit candle over an open book, two figures at sides, and a dragon circling a seated figure below.Lumen de lumine: or a new magicall light discovered, and communicated to the world / By EuEngraved portrait of a bearded bishop with mitre and crosier, standing before a hilly landscape, with a shamrock and caption below.Saint Patrick. Engraving by E. Finden, 1815.Engraved title page with lettering at top and a workshop scene below, two figures tending flasks and a furnace among hanging vessels and shelves.Two workers in an alchemist's laboratory, surrounded by chemical receptacles and equipmentWatercolour of a three-headed white eagle inside a pale blue pear-shaped flask topped with a gold crown, on a cream background.A three-headed eagle in a crowned alchemical flask, representing mercury sublimated three Watercolour of a naked infant inside a blue flask under a gold crown, beside a winged dragon with open jaws.A putto pours a phial into a dragon's mouth, pumping a bellows with his other hand; represEtching of a bearded man in a fur hat bending over a vessel at a table, with bottles on shelves, a tall chair, and a large flask at right.AlchemistDark carved wood frame with arched top bearing a square and compass, enclosing a white panel with black leafy foliage around a central Masonic emblem.Frame with Masonic SymbolsEtching of a draped woman beside a bearded bust on a pedestal, with an easel and tools in the foreground.Allegorie op de sculptuurGrey monochrome panel of six putti among drawing tools, with a vase of flowers and fruit at right and a child leaning over a sheet.Zes putti met bloemen en vruchten en attributen van de tekenkunstSepia etching of a bearded old man in a fur-trimmed cloak reading in a chair, with flasks on a shelf and a bowl and pitcher beside him.AlchemistDark weathered stone linga with a square base and rounded top, photographed against a plain grey background.Emblem of the God Shiva (<em>Linga</em>)Fragment of a green glazed ceramic bowl with a dark five-petaled rosette at center, scrolling vines, and dark calligraphic bands along the rim.Bowl Fragment with Rosette EmblemEngraving of a melancholy seated woman on a rock in rough sea, with a distant sailboat and Latin inscription above.Emblematische figurenClear glass covered butter dish with a bullet-shaped knob and a raised eagle over a shield on the conical lid.Bullet & Emblem Covered Butter DishBlack-and-white photo of a carved wood relief with a seated crowned woman surrounded by putti holding books, a globe, and musical instruments.Panel Emblematical of the ArtsBlack-and-white woodcut of a galley with oars and a furled sail on choppy waves, with a scaly sea creature curling beneath its prow.Omnia ... emblemata / cvm commentariis Clavdii Minois ... Francisci Sanctii ... & notis LaEngraved architectural plate of a three-storey building with lettered keys and Latin captions, from a 1607 alchemy book.D.O.M.A. Alchymia trivmphans de inivsta in se Collegii Galenici spvrii in Academia ParisieWoodcut of a seated bearded man in a hooded robe holding a pouch, with a tortoise at his feet, framed by scrolled borders and a caption.Iconologia, overo descrittione d'imagini delle virtù, vitij, affetti, passioni humane, corEngraved plate of a thin young man holding a sword, with a crouching lion and a fire at right, and Italian caption text below.Iconologia, overo descrittione d'imagini delle virtù, vitij, affetti, passioni humane, corEtching titled AMBITIO: a donkey carries a shrine with a figure while a man raises a sword on the left and men kneel before it on the right.Men worship an ass bearing a religious image; alluding to both Aesop's fable of the ass anEtching of a bare tree with a small bird on top, set on a mound with distant hills and a small building on the right.Kloosterleven in emblemenEtching of a bearded man seated by a stream while a raven brings him food, with trees and a deer in the background.The prophet Elias fed by a raven; representing providence. Etching by C. Murer after himseEngraving of an outdoor meal under a tree: three seated guests at a table, a bearded host in a robe gesturing, hens, firewood, and a house with a doorway.Feast scene representing hospitality; alluding to Abraham and the three angels. Etching byEtching of a bull with lowered head beside a dog lying in straw in a shed, with a farmyard and small figures in the background.A dog resting on a bull's straw; representing Aesop's fable. Etching by C. Murer after himEngraving of a woman in a robe beside a wooden printing press, labelled 282 Printing, within an oval frame.Iconologia: or, moral emblems .... Wherein are express'd various images of virtues, vices,Etching of thistle plants and a small bird perched on one, with hills and a village in the distance.Kloosterleven in emblemenEngraving of a winged woman in an oval frame labelled Curiosity, standing before a hilly landscape with a tower and clouds.Iconologia: or, moral emblems .... Wherein are express'd various images of virtues, vices,Etching of a bird with spread wings on a grassy hilltop, with small towers and figures on a flat horizon.Kloosterleven in emblemenWoodcut emblem showing a stooped, ragged figure walking through an arched colonnade, with Latin verse printed below the image.Andreae Alciati Emblematum fontes quatuor : namely, an account of the original collection Black and white engraving of four figures gathered around a skull-shaped vessel in a rocky landscape, with Latin text above and below.Atalanta fvgiens, hoc est emblemata nova de secretis naturae chymica. Accommodata partim oEngraved emblem showing four men gathered around a fire in a hilly landscape, with Latin text printed above and below the image.Atalanta fvgiens, hoc est emblemata nova de secretis naturae chymica. Accommodata partim oPen-and-ink court scene with robed courtiers around a seated figure, a furnace and cauldron at left, and a soldier in armour at right.Michael Sendivogius (Sędziwój), the alchemist, demonstrating the art in the court of RudoSepia lithograph: men in period dress crowd around a reclining woman; a rooster stands in front and a flag hangs overhead.An exhausted mother gives birth before a crowd of French officials; symbolising the birth Engraving of a wolf attacking a reclining figure on a shore, with a fire and a distant walled city at right, above printed Latin epigram text.Atalanta fvgiens, hoc est emblemata nova de secretis naturae chymica. Accommodata partim oEngraved plate of a dim workshop: a young man works a bellows by a furnace while a spectacled older man watches from a table.A young man blowing a bellows, while an alchemist, chemist or goldsmith watches through spEngraved print of an old woman seated at a cluttered table with a man standing behind her, surrounded by flasks, jugs and a furnace.OnmogelijckEngraved architectural sheet with two building elevations, a central ground plan, and two heraldic shields in cartouches.St Bartholomew's Hospital, London: elevations and a plan of the courtyard, with armorial eManuscript page with watercolors of Noah's ark, a lion with a crow on its back, and three alchemical furnaces with flasks and Latin labels.Thesaurus thesaurorum.Manuscript page with watercolor of a faced sun over rocks, a man and woman, and a mirror focusing sunlight onto a vessel.Thesaurus thesaurorum.Manuscript page with three painted vignettes: a rider on a cloud, a wooden tub with two figures, and a flask over flames.Thesaurus thesaurorum.Etching of a seated draped woman raising a brush beside an easel, with a small child figure at her feet and a cloudy landscape behind.Allegorie op de schilderkunstEngraved allegory with a winged figure in clouds, a standing woman in robes, cherubs, and a seated figure under a curtain, with printed text below.Le Triomphe de la PeintureWoodcut of a long-tailed monkey in profile with hatched fur shading, labeled Sagoin above, on a faint book page background.The historie of foure-footed beastes. : Describing the true and liuely figure of euery beaTwo oval engravings side by side: a kneeling man with a raised flame and sword, labeled Inspiration, and a standing woman on a cloud, labeled Idea.Iconologia: or, moral emblems .... Wherein are express'd various images of virtues, vices,Engraving of a rough-clad man beside a beehive basket, labeled Artifice, next to a draped woman holding grapes, labeled Art.Iconologia: or, moral emblems .... Wherein are express'd various images of virtues, vices,Two oval engravings on a printed page: the upper one shows a winged woman with rays of light, the lower a winged figure beside a column.Iconologia: or, moral emblems .... Wherein are express'd various images of virtues, vices,Engraved card-style print of a robed alchemist beside a brick furnace and bellows, with shelves of jars and a decorative cartouche border.Die Welt im KartenspielEngraving of an old man in a turban and glasses holding a pot beside a nude winged cupid on rocky ground.Cupido plast in een potBrass cross-shaped fire engine emblem with a raised central ring of embossed forms and a circular opening, on a plain background."Fire Cross" Engine EmblemTall carved wooden walking cane with a small carved handle and a metal tip, standing upright against a dark gradient background.Cane inscribed THIS CANE WAS CUT NEAR JEFFERSONS TOMBBrown ink and wash drawing of a robed bearded man seated by a tree with a staff and bell, a pig and cross nearby, in a hazy landscape.DrawingEngraved sheet of six framed scenes with figures, a donkey, a curtain and a seated man at a desk, printed in black ink on cream paper.Blad uit De Lof der ZotheidEtching of a smoky room: a tall figure in a long coat leaps back from a furnace while onlookers gather at right beneath a flying creature.The Philosopher's StoneWoodcut emblem page with a nude woman holding a cup beside an empty scrolled shield, a bird on a stand at right, and a blank tablet below.Emblem with Blank Heraldic Shield, folio 156 from the Anthologia GnomonicaSmall engraved emblem plate: a hunter with a staff beside a lattice net, dogs running in a open landscape, with printed verse below.Leven van Maria in emblemenEngraved emblem from a book: a crowned king accepts a cup from a servant in a columned room, a sick man lies in bed behind them, and printed Latin text fills the page below.Atalanta fvgiens, hoc est emblemata nova de secretis naturae chymica. Accommodata partim oColored engraving of a small caricatured alchemist with spectacles and black hat, leaning on a cane by a brick furnace with smoke rising, with text below.De dwerg Blasius Rauchmantl als alchemist, ca. 1710Black and white engraving of a river landscape with a walled town on a hill, figures on rocks, and a Latin emblem page below.Atalanta fvgiens, hoc est emblemata nova de secretis naturae chymica. Accommodata partim oSmall engraved wedding print with a central cartouche, scrolling foliage, a bird, putti, and an inscription band, on cream paper.Bruiloftsprent, 1726Pen drawing on pale blue paper showing a tall skeleton and a small kneeling figure at the right; blank paper and faint handwriting fill the rest.Four scenes with a skeleton: the skeleton directing an astronomer-alchemist, poisoning the