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The Alchemical Arms: Splendor Solis, Plate I
A dark architectural opening contains a radiant face above a round emblem with another sun-like face. Birds, flowers, insects and small figures fill the ornamental border. The title Arma Artis introduces the symbolic language of the alchemical work.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Alchemical Arms: Splendor Solis, Plate I" [editorial title]. In Splendor Solis, Attributed to Solomon Trismosin; explanatory notes by J. K.. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd.; undated title, catalogued as 1920 by Cornell University Library., undated edition, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd.. Source scan leaf 20. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0412-0011
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Illustrator not identified. The Alchemical Arms: Splendor Solis, Plate I. Splendor Solis. Scan leaf 20. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0412-0011