Splendor solis ,alchemical treatises of Solomon Trismosin, adept and teacher of Paracelsus, including 22 allegorical pictures reproduced from the original paintings in the unique manuscript on vellum, dated 1582, in the British Museum. With introduction, elucidation of the paintings, aiding the interpretation of their occult meaning, Trismosin's autobiographical account of his travels in search of the philosopher's stone, a summary of his alchemical process called "the red lion,"

Splendor solis

alchemical treatises of Solomon Trismosin, adept and teacher of Paracelsus, including 22 allegorical pictures reproduced from the original paintings in the unique manuscript on vellum, dated 1582, in the British Museum. With introduction, elucidation of the paintings, aiding the interpretation of their occult meaning, Trismosin's autobiographical account of his travels in search of the philosopher's stone, a summary of his alchemical process called "the red lion,"

Author

Publisher

Place of origin

London

Date

1921

Extent

103 p : illus., plates ; 26 cm.

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Description

and explanatory notes by J.K.

Subject

Cover
Front Matter
Introductory
Content
Preface
The First Treatise
The Second Treatise
The Third Treatise
The Fourth Treatise
The Fifth Treatise: Part I.
Description of the Pictures
The Fifth Treatise: Second Part
The Sixth Treatise
The Seventh Treatise
Conclusion
Trismosin's Alchemical Wanderings...
Avincena's Seven Rules...
Trismosin's Alchemical Process...
Explanatory Notes
Back matter
Cover