Art, Symbol & Imagination
A Still for Distilling the Water of Life, 1576
Two men attend a large vessel connected to a long winding tube and an upper receiver. The original caption names a still for distilling the water of life and dates the image to 1576.
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Illustrator not identified. "A Still for Distilling the Water of Life, 1576" [editorial title]. In The Mystery and Romance of Alchemy and Pharmacy, C. J. S. Thompson. 1897 historical edition, 1897. Source scan leaf 85. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0549-0085
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Illustrator not identified. A Still for Distilling the Water of Life, 1576. The Mystery and Romance of Alchemy and Pharmacy. Scan leaf 85. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0549-0085