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Black 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.

Scholae Magicae Typus, alchemical frontispiece (1651)

An engraved emblematic frontispiece titled Scholae Magicae Typus shows a tall mountain labeled Mons Magorum Invisibilis beneath a sun and crescent moon. A lit candle rises above an open book, flanked by two figures, while a serpent-like dragon encircles a seated figure at the base.

Artist
Thomas Vaughan
Date
1651
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2185 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1651.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Alchemy and Hidden Wisdom17th century1650s1651engravingfrontispieceemblemalchemydragonmountainscandleoccult

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