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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 matter; middle level, cabalistic diagrams; lower level, the two techniques of alchemy: distillation and calcination. Engraving by R. Custos, 1616.

A black-and-white engraving in three tiers: a top band with a heraldic shield, an eagle and a lion, a middle band of two circular alchemical diagrams, and a lower laboratory with two figures, furnaces and glass vessels. Fine crosshatched lines and a German-language title across the top give the plate a dense, instructional look.

Artist
Custos, Raphael, 1590-1651.
Date
1616
Medium
Diagrams Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3134 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1616.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

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Español: Diagrama alquímico en tres niveles, Spiegel der Kunst und Natur, 1616

Grabado en blanco y negro dividido en tres franjas: arriba un escudo heráldico con un águila, un león y un cubo; en medio, dos diagramas circulares alquímicos con símbolos y letras; abajo, un laboratorio con dos figuras, hornos y vasijas de vidrio. Las líneas finas y cruzadas y el título en alemán en la parte superior le dan un aspecto denso y didáctico.

Português: Diagrama alquímico em três níveis, Spiegel der Kunst und Natur, 1616

Gravura em preto e branco dividida em três faixas: no alto, um brasão com uma águia, um leão e um cubo; no meio, dois diagramas circulares alquímicos com símbolos e letras; embaixo, um laboratório com duas figuras, fornalhas e vasos de vidro. Linhas finas e cruzadas e o título em alemão no topo dão à placa um aspecto denso e instrutivo.

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