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Eighth Key of Basil Valentine,1599
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Title:
Eighth Key of Basil Valentine,1599
Caption:
The Eighth Key of Basil Valentine from the "Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine," an influential alchemical work first published in 1599 by Johann Thölde. It discusses general alchemical principles. Each chapter, or "key," is an allegorical description of one step in the process of creating the philosopher's stone, a legendary alchemical substance capable of turning base metals into gold.
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Album / Science Source
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Image size:
3600 x 2595 px | 26.7 MB
Print size:
30.5 x 22.0 cm | 12.0 x 8.7 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
1599 • 16 16TH XVI XVITH SIXTEENTH CENTURY • 16 CENTURY • 16TH CENTURY • 16TH • 17TH CENTURY • ALCHEMIST • ALCHEMY • ALCHEMY, ALCHEMIST • ALLEGORY • ART • BASIL VALENTINE • BW • DEATH • EMBLEM • ENGRAVING • HISTORY • JOHANN THÖLDE • LEGEND • MAN • MEDIEVAL • MEN • MICHAEL MAIER • MYTH • PERSON • PHILOSOPHER'S STONE • SKELETON • SYMBOL • TWELVE KEYS OF BASIL VALENTINE • XVI CENTURY
