Two copies included, along with a full perm easel! This is the resizable version. By clicking the spine , you get a resizer menu and you can make the book handheld size, huge as a building, and anything in between. Only size it when the book is closed.
Do stop by inworld at the shop to see this for yourself. Non sizable versions on display, and resizer versions are boxed. Even if you have no intention of buying, it is worth a look just to view these fascinating images of old.
This is a book of alchemical and hermetic emblems, mostly orignally produced from woodcuts beginning in the Late Middle Ages. The profoundly symbolic images in this book number 27. Just a small sample of a huge body of work produced over many centuries by many different passionate artists. These images will capture your imagination, your intellect and and your spirit.
Each single page can hold one’s attention for several minutes.
Includes three sounds, upon opening, closing and page turning. When opened, clicking the left side closes the book. Clicking the right side brings you to the next splendorous image.
Currently can be seen in world at the shop. Also see the video!
Alchemy is an art of ancient and obscure origins. A medieval chemical philosophy having as its asserted aims the transmutation of base metals into gold, the discovery of the panacea, and the preparation of the elixir of longevity. It is both an experimental and symbolic practice, a technical research into the nature of matter, and an imaginal exercise on the spirit of matter and its potential for change. It is at it’s core, concerned with transmutation, and catalyst required was the elixir of life, tincture, or philosophers' stone.
This is an item of antiquity, timeless in it’s appeal. Well suited for any scientist, philosopher, chemist or seeker. You will never tire of these intricate and beautiful images, and are likely to discover new details within them , the more you look. A fantastic manuscript piece for any medieval or Renaissance build, and surely anywhere intelligent life resides or visits. This book would be fitting for any home or gothic castle. A great reference book in your library, study, or laboratory.
The first alchemical emblematic images appeared in manuscripts from about 1400. This was before printing was invented.These are fascinating esocteric images, of profound meaning, and worthy of study.The history of alchemy stretches back thousands of years, at a time when spiritual philosphies and scientific theories were not seperate.
This is a sticky item, meaning people will be certain to stick around to look through it. Each page a work of art unto itself.
If you would prefer such images in the form of wall art,find it among my related items.
- Resizer Script
- Authentic Old Images Of Alchemy
- Created From Woodblock Prints
- Hermetic , AlChemical Symbols
- Middle Ages Art & Science
