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The Serpent Bites Its Tail: Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum
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The Serpent Bites Its Tail. Thursday, February 09, 2006. Corrected Edition: A Treasure House of English Alchemical Poetry. UPDATE: More details about this project here! Being a Hermetic Philosopher and Antiquarian, Ashmole's literary eye recognized the richness of the royal art expressed in the poetry of English alchemists. His monumental Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum. Gathered together several of the finest examples of a flourishing alchemical tradition. Ouroboros Press Corrected Edition. 22 John Gower ...
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The Serpent Bites Its Tail: February 2006
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The Serpent Bites Its Tail. Friday, February 10, 2006. Aurifontina Chymica: A Collection of Treatises Concerning the First Matter of the Philosophers. Festina Lente Alchemical Series. Posted by Bibliomancer at 3:53 AM. Links to this post. Thursday, February 09, 2006. Corrected Edition: A Treasure House of English Alchemical Poetry. UPDATE: More details about this project here! Gathered together several of the finest examples of a flourishing alchemical tradition. Ouroboros Press Corrected Edition. 16 Sir...
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The Serpent Bites Its Tail: Alchemical Dragons
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The Serpent Bites Its Tail. Sunday, April 17, 2011. Sloane 1171, 2nd half of the 16th century. Sloane 1171 in the British Library. Has very lively illustrations of dragons, one in particular takes on a shape familiar to that which appears in the Ripley Scrolls. This twisted neck design perhaps influenced these other two-headed dragons to follow in the images below. While doing research related to my work on the Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum. Harley 2407 in the British Library. The new edition will featur...