Alchemy & Hermeticism
Gold amalgam in a closed vessel
Two figures lift a long rectangular lid above a chest containing a smaller reclining form. The source caption identifies the design with gold amalgam in a closed vessel. In Redgrove’s Alchemy: Ancient and Modern, this bodily enclosure is an alchemical emblem, giving a material operation the appearance of a human scene. The historical illustration’s maker is not individually credited here.
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"Gold amalgam in a closed vessel" [editorial title]. In Alchemy: Ancient and Modern, H. Stanley Redgrove. Second and revised edition, 1922, William Rider & Son, Ltd.. Source scan leaf 63. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/alchemy-vessel
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Gold amalgam in a closed vessel. Alchemy: Ancient and Modern. Scan leaf 63. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/alchemy-vessel