Occult Literature
The Pale Figure in the Vessel: Plate XVII
A tall pale figure stands within a large crowned glass vessel. Around the central niche, small figures read, write, play music and converse in an ordered town setting. The plate belongs to the later stages of the fourth treatise’s alchemical sequence.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Pale Figure in the Vessel: Plate XVII" [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 73. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0412-0064
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Illustrator not identified. The Pale Figure in the Vessel: Plate XVII. Splendor Solis. Scan leaf 73. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0412-0064