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  XII. Clavis

  • Twelfth Key from The Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine (Basilius Valentinus)

  • Part of Musaeum Hermeticum Reformatum et Amplificatum

  • 1678

  • Author Basilius Valentinus
  • Publisher Apud Hermannum a Sande
  • Subject Basilius Valentinus, Alchemy
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  IV. Clavis

  • Fourth Key from The Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine (Basilius Valentinus)

  • Part of Musaeum Hermeticum Reformatum et Amplificatum

  • 1678

  • Author Basilius Valentinus
  • Publisher Apud Hermannum a Sande
  • Subject Basilius Valentinus, Alchemy
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  Musaeum Hermeticum Reformatum et Amplificatum

  • 1678

  Bound volume contains a compilation of earlier famous alchemical texts. Select title pages and plates are digitized including the plates illustrating The Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine (Basilius Valentinus). Also…

  • Author Philalethes, Eirenaeus, Basilius Valentinus, Norton, Thomas, Cremer, John, active 14th century, Flamel, Nicolas, -1418, Maier, Michael, 1568?-1622, Sędziwój, Michał, approximately 1556-approximately 1646, Lambsprinck, Jean, de Meun, approximately 1240-approximately 1305, Helvetius, Johann Friedrich, 1625-1709
  • Engraver Merian, M.
  • Publisher Apud Hermannum a Sande
  • Subject Apud Hermannum a Sande, Basilius Valentinus, Norton, Thomas, Cremer, John, active 14th century, Flamel, Nicolas, -1418, Maier, Michael, 1568?-1622, Sędziwój, Michał, approximately 1556-approximately 1646, Lambsprinck, Jean, de Meun, approximately 1240-approximately 1305, Helvetius, Johann Friedrich, 1625-1709, Merian, M., Philalethes, Eirenaeus, Alchemy
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  X. Clavis

  • Tenth Key from The Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine (Basilius Valentinus)

  • Part of Musaeum Hermeticum Reformatum et Amplificatum

  • 1678

  • Author Basilius Valentinus
  • Publisher Apud Hermannum a Sande
  • Subject Basilius Valentinus, Alchemy
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  XI. Clavis

  • Eleventh Key from The Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine (Basilius Valentinus)

  • Part of Musaeum Hermeticum Reformatum et Amplificatum

  • 1678

  • Author Basilius Valentinus
  • Publisher Apud Hermannum a Sande
  • Subject Basilius Valentinus, Alchemy
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  Paintings

  The Scholar

  • Circa 1640 – 1677

  In the warm light of a left-hand window, a scholar sits absorbed in his work. His desk is topped with a wooden lectern, small vials and vessels, a globe, and an apothecary's jar with a red cloth lid. The room in which…

  • Artist Wijck, Thomas
  • Subject Apothecary jars, Globes, Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Wijck, Thomas
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  Portrait of William Salmon

  • Part of Polygraphice, or, the Arts of Drawing, Engraving, Etching, Limning, Painting, Washing, Varnishing, Gilding, Colouring, Dying, Beautifying and Perfuming

  • 1671 (date of portrait plate)
  • 1685 (date of publication)

  Engraved portrait frontispiece of author William Salmon depicts the bust of Salmon inside a vignetted frame that reads in Latin "Ætatis SuÆ 26 Anno 1670 Guilielmus Salmon Medicinae Professor," which roughly translates…

  • Author Salmon, William, 1644-1713
  • Engraver Sherwin, William
  • Publisher Printed for Thomas Passinger at the Three Bibles on London Bridge and Thomas Sawbridge at the Three Flower de Luces in Little-Brittain
  • Subject Art metal-work, Botany, Medical--Early works to 1800, Drawing--Technique, Palmistry, Materia medica--Early works to 1800, Salmon, William, 1644-1713, Herbs--Therapeutic use, Workshop recipes, Perfumes, Dyes and dyeing, Portrait painting--Technique, Formulas, recipes, etc.--Early works to 1800, Painting--Technique, Cosmetics, Pharmacy--Early works to 1800, Medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions, Medicine, Popular, Alchemy--Early works to 1800, Herbs, Beauty, Personal, Sherwin, William, Art--Early works to 1800, Herbals
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  Microscopic view of flint or steel

  • Part of Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon

  • 1665

  Engraving from Schem. 5 of the first edition of Robert Hooke's seminal volume, Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon.…

  • Author Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703
  • Printer Allestry, J., Martyn, J.
  • Subject Flint, Scientific illustration, Natural history, Microscopy, Microscopes, Magnifying glasses
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  Microscopic view of seeds of thyme

  • Part of Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon

  • 1665

  Engravings from Schem. 18 of the first edition of Robert Hooke's seminal volume, Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon.…

  • Author Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703
  • Printer Allestry, J., Martyn, J.
  • Subject Seeds, Thymes, Natural history, Microscopy, Magnifying glasses, Herbs, Scientific illustration, Microscopes
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  Microscopic view of a tuft'd [tufted] or brush-horned gnat

  • Part of Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon

  • 1665

  Engraving of a tuft'd [tufted] or brush-horned gnat from Schem. 28 of the first edition of Robert Hooke's seminal volume, Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses.…

  • Author Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703
  • Printer Martyn, J., Allestry, J.
  • Subject Scientific illustration, Natural history, Microscopy, Microscopes, Gnats, Insects, Magnifying glasses
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  Microscopic view of assorted feathers

  • Part of Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon

  • 1665

  Engravings from Schem. 22 of the first edition of Robert Hooke's seminal volume, Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon.…

  • Author Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703
  • Printer Allestry, J., Martyn, J.
  • Subject Scientific illustration, Feathers, Natural history, Microscopy, Magnifying glasses, Microscopes
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  Microscopic view of fish scales

  • Part of Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon

  • 1665

  Engravings from Schem. 21 of the first edition of Robert Hooke's seminal volume, Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon.…

  • Author Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703
  • Printer Martyn, J., Allestry, J.
  • Subject Scientific illustration, Natural history, Microscopy, Magnifying glasses, Scales (Fishes), Microscopes
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  Microscopic view of mites and book-worms

  • Part of Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon

  • 1665

  Engravings from Schem. 33 of the first edition of Robert Hooke's seminal volume, Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon.…

  • Author Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703
  • Printer Martyn, J., Allestry, J.
  • Subject Scientific illustration, Natural history, Microscopy, Microscopes, Book-worms, Mites, Insects, Magnifying glasses
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  Microscopic view of Kettering-stone, sea moss, and sponge

  • Part of Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon

  • 1665

  Engravings from Schem. 9 of the first edition of Robert Hooke's seminal volume, Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon.…

  • Author Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703
  • Printer Allestry, J., Martyn, J.
  • Subject Scientific illustration, Natural history, Microscopy, Microscopes, Marine algae, Bryozoa, Magnifying glasses
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  Diagram of experiments to study inflection and refraction

  • Part of Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon

  • 1665

  Engravings from Schem. 37 of the first edition of Robert Hooke's seminal volume, Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon.…

  • Author Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703
  • Printer Martyn, J., Allestry, J.
  • Subject Scientific illustration, Natural history, Microscopy, Magnifying glasses, Microscopes
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  Microscopic view of several kinds of frozen figures

  • Part of Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon

  • 1665

  Engravings from Schem. 8 of the first edition of Robert Hooke's seminal volume, Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon.…

  • Author Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703
  • Printer Allestry, J., Martyn, J.
  • Subject Scientific illustration, Natural history, Microscopy, Magnifying glasses, Snowflakes, Ice, Urine, Microscopes
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  Microscopic view of mites

  • Part of Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon

  • 1665

  Engravings from Schem. 36 of the first edition of Robert Hooke's seminal volume, Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon.…

  • Author Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703
  • Printer Martyn, J., Allestry, J.
  • Subject Scientific illustration, Natural history, Microscopy, Microscopes, Mites, Insects, Magnifying glasses
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  Microscopic view of seaweed, rosemary, and other leaves

  • Part of Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon

  • 1665

  Engravings from Schem. 14 of the first edition of Robert Hooke's seminal volume, Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon.…

  • Author Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703
  • Printer Allestry, J., Martyn, J.
  • Subject Scientific illustration, Rosemary, Natural history, Microscopy, Microscopes, Marine algae, Leaves, Magnifying glasses
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  Diagrams from observation of colors visible in Muscovy glass and other thin bodies

  • Part of Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon

  • 1665

  Engravings from Schem. VI of the first edition of Robert Hooke's seminal volume, Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon.…

  • Author Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703
  • Printer Martyn, J., Allestry, J.
  • Subject Scientific illustration, Muscovite--Analysis, Natural history, Microscopy, Magnifying glasses, Color, Muscovite, Microscopes
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  Microscopic view of snail teeth and silkworm egg

  • Part of Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon

  • 1665

  Engravings from Schem. 25 of the first edition of Robert Hooke's seminal volume, Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon.…

  • Author Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703
  • Printer Martyn, J., Allestry, J.
  • Subject Scientific illustration, Snails, Eels, Microscopy, Microscopes, Silkworms, Natural history, Insects, Magnifying glasses
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  Microscopic view of a blue fly

  • Part of Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon

  • 1665

  Engravings from Schem. 26 of the first edition of Robert Hooke's seminal volume, Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon.…

  • Author Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703
  • Printer Allestry, J., Martyn, J.
  • Subject Scientific illustration, Natural history, Microscopy, Microscopes, Flies, Insects, Magnifying glasses
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  Microscopic view of a white featherwing'd [feather-winged] moth

  • Part of Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon

  • 1665

  Engraving of a white featherwing'd [feather-winged] moth from Schem. 30 of the first edition of Robert Hooke's seminal volume, Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying…

  • Author Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703
  • Printer Allestry, J., Martyn, J.
  • Subject Scientific illustration, Moths, Microscopy, Microscopes, Natural history, Insects, Magnifying glasses
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  Microscopic view of leaves and molds

  • Part of Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon

  • 1665

  Engravings from Schem. 12 of the first edition of Robert Hooke's seminal volume, Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon.…

  • Author Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703
  • Printer Martyn, J., Allestry, J.
  • Subject Scientific illustration, Molds (Fungi), Plants, Microscopy, Magnifying glasses, Natural history, Microscopes
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  Telescopic view of moon and stars

  • Part of Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon

  • 1665

  Engravings from Schem. 38 of the first edition of Robert Hooke's seminal volume, Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon.…

  • Author Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703
  • Printer Allestry, J., Martyn, J.
  • Subject Lunar surface, Telescopes, Natural history, Microscopy, Magnifying glasses, Stars, Scientific illustration, Moon
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  Microscopic view of a water-insect or gnat

  • Part of Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon

  • 1665

  Engravings of a water-insect or gnat from Schem. 27 of the first edition of Robert Hooke's seminal volume, Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With…

  • Author Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703
  • Printer Martyn, J., Allestry, J.
  • Subject Scientific illustration, Natural history, Microscopy, Microscopes, Gnats, Insects, Magnifying glasses