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Google Arts & Culture: Venice embraces alchemy - Paul Ferguson - 09-12-2025

"In the 16th century, Venice began to be seen as a magical city, capable of captivating intellectuals from all over Europe, just as Prague would later do. However, Venice was primarily the beating heart of the typographic arts and a place of surprising cultural tolerance. Books exploring hermetic doctrines, Kabbalah, and alchemical practices – often viewed with suspicion by ecclesiastical authorities – were published here."

https://artsandculture.google.com/story/alchemy-and-hermetism-fondazione-querini-stampalia/iQXxmqzh5nqvcA?hl=en