Splendor Solis
With its Figures wherein are Described all the Annunctiatory Signs of the Stone of the Philosophers
By Salomon Trismosin
Alchemical treatises of Solomon Trismosin, adept and teacher of Paracelsus, including 22 allegorical pictures reproduced from the original paintings in the unique manuscript on vellum, dated 1582, in the British Museum, with introduction, elucidation of the paintings, aiding the interpretation of their occult meaning, Trismosin's autobiographical account of his travels in search of the Philosopher's Stone, a summary of his alchemical process called "The Red Lion" and explanatory notes.
A new English translation with many rare illustrations. The engravings are taken from a rare French edition.
Number 21 in the Alchemical Studies series from the Holmes Publishing Group, 2000.
5 1/2 x 8 1/2 - 47 Pages - Paperback
$10.95
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