Occult Literature
The Three Colours of the Alchemical Work
Three crowned riders travel upon fantastic animals above a cloudy landscape. The seventeenth-century manuscript miniature represents the three colours of the alchemical work.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Three Colours of the Alchemical Work" [editorial title]. In Witchcraft Magic and Alchemy, Grillot de Givry; translated by J. Courtenay Locke. English translation by J. Courtenay Locke. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1931, 1931, Houghton Mifflin Company. Source scan leaf 359. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0631-0359
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Illustrator not identified. The Three Colours of the Alchemical Work. Witchcraft Magic and Alchemy. Scan leaf 359. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0631-0359