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  Science Photo Library
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 03-26-2024, 01:20 PM - Forum: Alchemical symbolism and imagery - No Replies

Hits for alchemist (382 photos + 2 videos):

https://www.sciencephoto.com/search?q=alchemist

Hits for alchemy (412 photos + 3 videos):

https://www.sciencephoto.com/search?q=alchemy

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  Leiden School: An Alchemist
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 03-26-2024, 01:13 PM - Forum: Alchemical symbolism and imagery - No Replies

https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/An-alc...41E7313084

Circle of Willem van Mieris:

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

https://www.theleidencollection.com/arti...an-mieris/

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  Angela Carter offprint
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 03-22-2024, 01:06 PM - Forum: Alchemy texts - No Replies

THE VERY RARE OFFPRINT OF CARTER’S RETELLING OF ALICE, IN WHICH ALICE FINDS HERSELF IN THE CRYSTAL BALL OF JOHN DEE – FROM THE AUTHOR’S OWN LIBRARY

CARTER, Angela Olive. ‘The Curious Room’, offprint from Margaret Enid BRIDGES (editor). On Strangeness. (SPELL. Swiss Papers in English Language and Literature, vol. 5, ed. by The Swiss Association of University Teachers of English (SAUTE) with general editor Max Nänny). Tübingen: Gunter Narr Verlag, 1990, pp. 215-232. 




https://www.pbfa.org/books/the-curious-r...wn-library

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  Video: Robert Sepehr
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 03-22-2024, 12:57 PM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - No Replies

"Mystery schools are ancient educational institutions focused on esoteric or mystical teachings, alchemical spiritual practices, and philosophical principles. The goal is centered around personal transformation and self discovery, which often includes a hidden, secret or occult interpretation of religion. This video presentation offers some of those interpretations."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OLkfO9eIRY

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  Reading: The Secret Book Of Artephius
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 03-19-2024, 04:37 PM - Forum: Alchemy texts - No Replies

"The Secret Book Of Artephius - Ancient Alchemy Manuscript. Artephius (Artefius) (c. 1150) is a writer and alchemist to whom a number of alchemical texts are ascribed. Alchemical pseudepigraphy makes it difficult to identify who the historical Artephius may have been. His identity remains an open question. As The Secret Book of Artephius was respected and mentioned by Roger Bacon many times, Artephius' writing and alchemy is dated to around 1150."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD0DGarxsOU

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  Bibliothèques d'Université Paris Cité
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 03-17-2024, 03:48 PM - Forum: Alchemical symbolism and imagery - No Replies

Results of image searches:

alchimie (180 hits):
https://www.biusante.parisdescartes.fr/h...t=Alchimie

alchimiste (6 hits):
https://www.biusante.parisdescartes.fr/h...Alchimiste

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  Louis Figuier - L'Alchimie et les Alchimistes
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 03-16-2024, 08:44 PM - Forum: Reviews and book notices - No Replies

Full text.

https://archive.org/details/b24868759/page/n5/mode/2up

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

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  Heritage Prints and Wall Art
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 03-16-2024, 08:08 PM - Forum: Alchemical symbolism and imagery - No Replies

Nice collection, including jigsaws.

Illustrated is a 1922 print 'Chia Tzu-Lung Finds the Stone', 1922. According to Chinese mythology, a scholar name Chia Tzu-lung learned of a stone that would turn tile or brick to silver. From " Myths and Legends of China", by E. T. C. Werner. [George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. London, Calcutta, Sydney, 1922]


https://www.heritage-print.com/galleries/alchemist



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  An alchemist at his furnace
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 03-16-2024, 08:00 PM - Forum: Alchemical symbolism and imagery - No Replies

Coloured mezzotint by William Baillie after D Teniers the younger. The round cucurbite with the moorshead helmet stands on an open fire on top of the stove. This may be due to ignorance on the part of the artist, or a sign for the fact that here the alchemist is a 'puffer'.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ba...(engraver)



From the Wellcome Collection.



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  Alchemy podcasts in French
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 03-16-2024, 07:51 PM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - No Replies

Courtesy of Radio France/ France Culture:

Françoise Bonardel, Philosophe, écrivain, Professeur à la Sorbonne, elle a écrit de nombreux ouvrages et articles sur les "orients" de la philosophie que sont gnose, mystique, poésie et surtout alchimie à laquelle elle consacre plusieurs études : "Philosophie de l'alchimie" ( PUF,1993), "Philosopher par le Feu" (réédition Almora, 2008) et "La Voie hermétique" ( Dervy, réédition 2011).
https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture...el-4376140


Dans cette émission, nous abordons le monde de l'alchimie et de ses disciples pour en découvrir l'actualité, avec notre invité, Bernard Joly professeur émérite de philosophie et d'histoire des sciences à l'université de Lille 3, auteur de Histoire de l'Alchimie (Vuibert/ adapt 2013).
https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture...me-8631820


Une des définitions possibles de l’alchimie est d’être une discipline qui étudie la transmutation des métaux. C’est aussi la pratique ésotérique d’une science hermétique dont l’objectif est la réalisation de la pierre philosophale : le grand œuvre permettant l’argyropée et la chrysopée tout en recherchant la panacée. Mais, en réalité, l’alchimie est, surtout en terre d’islam, en lien étroit avec la mystique. Elle se veut comme un viatique pour une élévation spirituelle sincère. C’est ce que nous explique l’islamologue Pierre Lory, auteur de Alchimie et mystique en terre d'Islam, Gallimard, 2003.
https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture...am-2026600

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