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The Dark Figure and the Crowned Woman: Plate VIII
A dark figure emerges beside shallow water as a crowned woman approaches with a covering cloth. Her pale wings and patterned dress contrast with the surrounding landscape. The fourth parable uses the meeting to describe the transformation between bodily and spiritual states in alchemical language.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Dark Figure and the Crowned Woman: Plate VIII" [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 49. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0412-0040
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Splendor SolisAttributed to Solomon Trismosin; explanatory notes by J. K.Undated editionMore from this book
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Illustrator not identified. The Dark Figure and the Crowned Woman: Plate VIII. Splendor Solis. Scan leaf 49. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0412-0040