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Alchemy
Oroboros in the work of Johann Conrad Barchusen
Towards the tail end of alchemy's golden period, Johann Conrad Barchusen attempted to elucidate alchemy's allegorical imagery by detailing the procedures as plainly as he could.
He paired the enigmatic photos with the chemical equipment utilized in the technique.
(Plate 504, Figures 10-13 from Johann Conrad Barchusen's Elementa chemiae)



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