
Renaissance chemical symbols. From Oswald Crolii,
Basilica Chymica (Frankfurt, 1609).

Renaissance chemical symbols. From Oswald Crolii,
Basilica Chymica (Frankfurt, 1609).

Back cover illustration: Paracelsian-era discussions often took place within a complex framework of symbols such as those shown here. Woodcut in Johann Daniel Mylius,
Opus medico-chymicum ..., Vol. 1 (Francofurti, 1618-1620).
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Last updated: 31 March 2009
First published: 27 April 1998
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