10-14-2026, 08:52 AM
A Table of Chemical & Philosophical Characters with their Significations as they are Usually Found in Chemical Authors both Printed and Manuscript (1671).
Table of alchemical symbols from The last will and testament of Basil Valentine, 'monke of the Order of St. Bennet'. These and other symbols are common throughout alchemical literature and were used to denote some elements and compounds until the 18th century. While notation like this was mostly standardized, style and symbol varied between alchemists.
https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/9306sz691
Table of alchemical symbols from The last will and testament of Basil Valentine, 'monke of the Order of St. Bennet'. These and other symbols are common throughout alchemical literature and were used to denote some elements and compounds until the 18th century. While notation like this was mostly standardized, style and symbol varied between alchemists.
https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/9306sz691