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  The Healer: Elizabeth Coates Paschall on Market Street
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 11-04-2025, 11:24 AM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - No Replies

"Elizabeth became one of the most prominent women healers in Philadelphia. Two years after her father’s death, at the age of 19, she married Joseph Paschall, the grandson of Thomas Paschall Sr., an apothecary, pewterer, and alchemist who joined William Penn’s 1682 fleet that sailed to Pennsylvania from Bristol, England. Thomas Paschall Jr., Joseph’s father, ran a mill west of Philadelphia and served in the Pennsylvania Assembly. Joseph similarly grew up in a Quaker family, and when Joseph and Elizabeth married, the two moved into the Coates house on Market Street that Elizabeth had inherited from her father. Elizabeth learned alchemical and medical practices from Joseph and his brothers, augmenting what she had already learned from her parents, especially her mother Beulah."

https://www.amphilsoc.org/news/healer-el...ket-street

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  New Wiki: Timeline of Aging Research
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 11-04-2025, 11:20 AM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - No Replies

"This timeline lists notable events in the history of research into senescence or biological aging, including the research and development of life extension methods, brain aging delay methods and rejuvenation."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_o...g_research

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  Video: Rainsford MS Codex 1671 (works on distillation)
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 11-04-2025, 11:11 AM - Forum: Alchemy texts - No Replies

"Dot Porter, Curator, Digital Research Services at the University of Pennsylvania Library, presents a video orientation to Ms. Codex 1671, a collection of works on distillation, fermentation, and other chemistry-related procedures divided into sections according to vegetable (p. 1), animal (p. 141), or mineral (p. 163)."

https://schoenberginstitute.wordpress.co...ientation/

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  Rosarium Philosophorum
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 11-04-2025, 10:49 AM - Forum: Alchemy texts - No Replies

"The Rosarium philosophorum or Rosary of the philosophers is recognised as one of the most important texts of European alchemy. Originally written in the 16th century, it is extensively quoted in later alchemical writings. It first appeared in print as the second volume of a larger work entitled De alchimia opuscula complura veterum philosophorum, in Frankfurt in 1550. As with many alchemical texts, its authorship is unknown. Many copies also circulated in manuscript, of which around thirty illustrated copies are extant. There are six manuscript copies of it in our collection, including translations into French, German, and, in the case of this manuscript (Ms Ferguson 210), into English. This latter is also supplied with 20 vividly coloured miniatures pasted in, which derive - with some alteration - from the original printed version."

https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/library/...l2009.html

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  Alchemy at Glasgow: John Ferguson & his ‘Crowning of Nature’ MSS
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 11-04-2025, 10:48 AM - Forum: Alchemical symbolism and imagery - No Replies

Guest blog by Dr Anke Timmermann, University of Glasgow Library Fellow in 2019

"This blog post introduces one of the most colourful works depicting the process of making the philosophers’ stone and elixir of life, and the history of the manuscript copies of the work in the Ferguson collection."

https://universityofglasgowlibrary.wordp...nuscripts/

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  Alchemical and Mechanical Views of Sennert & Beeckman
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 11-03-2025, 11:36 AM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - No Replies

Elisabeth Moreau

"Recent research on early theories of matter has shown the emergence of atomistic interpretations from the late Middle Ages to the eighteenth century. The Renaissance was a turning point where atomistic theories flourished as transitional accounts which combined ancient atomism,
Aristotelian physics, and alchemy."

https://www.academia.edu/74213402/Atoms_...9e3b2887c2

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  Forshaw: Death and Rebirth in Alchemy
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 11-03-2025, 11:03 AM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - No Replies

"A discussion of the themes of death, mortificatio, and putrefactio, together with rebirth and resurrection in alchemical literature from antiquity to early modernity"

https://www.academia.edu/144768394/Death...in_Alchemy

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  Fiction: James Logan's The Blackfire Blade
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 11-03-2025, 10:47 AM - Forum: Reviews and book notices - No Replies

"Lady Marni has secrets of her own. Worse, she has plans for Lukan and his friends. Plans that involve a journey into Korslakov's dark past, in search of a long-lost alchemical formula that could lead to the city's greatest discovery . . . or its destruction."

https://queenslibrary.overdrive.com/media/11424158

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  Unveiling the Enigma: Is Nicolas Flamel Real?
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 11-03-2025, 10:40 AM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - No Replies

"The legend of Nicolas Flamel has captivated the imagination of people for centuries, with his name becoming synonymous with alchemy, wisdom, and the quest for eternal life. But behind the myth and the magic, was Nicolas Flamel a real person? This question has puzzled historians, scholars, and enthusiasts alike, leading to a fascinating journey through the realms of history, mythology, and the occult. In this article, we will delve into the life and times of Nicolas Flamel, exploring the historical records, literary references, and the enduring legacy of this enigmatic figure."

https://blinksandbuttons.net/is-nicolas-flamel-real/

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  Updated Wiki: List of Alchemists
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 11-03-2025, 10:39 AM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - No Replies

"This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by editing the page to add missing items, with references to reliable sources."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_alchemists

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