Image of A large figure, most likely representing Hermes Trismegistus; at his

A large figure, most likely representing Hermes Trismegistus; at his head, a largely illegible scroll;...

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Image title: A large figure, most likely representing Hermes Trismegistus; at his head, a largely illegible scroll; he is embracing a large, stoppered flask (the arms of which bear writing and symbols), which contains a black frog, feathers and tadpoles or droplets of liquid at the top, and eight roundels connected to a central roundel by chains, representing stages in the alchemical process. Seven of the roundels depict figures conducting alchemical experiments involving a large flask containing homunculi atop a furnace; the eighth roundel contains a sun and and moon, corresponding silver and gold figures, and two figures dressed in red robes wielding tools. A large scroll, bearing an inscription: 'Terra stat unda lavat pyr purgat spiritus vivificat'; beneath, a further inscription: 'The mouth of the Collorick beware and thereof be wise'; two walls, enclosing a burst of flame. - a tree, its upper branches bearing inscriptions 'spiritus' and 'anima'; a naked, dragon-tailed woman is straddling its trunk and holding a male figure to the tree. The base of the tree stands in a heptagonal battlemented enclosure filled with water, its trunk supporting a grapevine. (See next image for continuing description.)
Location: British Library, London, UK

Image description: Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) Author: Ripley, George / late 16th century. Source/Shelfmark: Add. 5025.(2) Top of roll
Photo credit: From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: 16th century / alchemy / manuscript / 16th century / document

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