XIV. THE MODERN FORM OF THE ALCHEMICAL QUEST OF THE ONE THING


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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS


FIG.

AN ALCHEMICAL LABORATORY (Frontispiece)

1. THE MORTIFICATION OF METALS PRESENTED BY THE IMAGE OF A KING
DEVOURING HIS SON

2 and 3. THE MORTIFICATION OF METALS PRESENTED BY IMAGES OF DEATH
AND BURIAL

4 and 5. TWO MUST BE CONJOINED TO PRODUCE ONE

6. HERMETICALLY SEALING THE NECK OF A GLASS VESSEL

7. SEALING BY MEANS OF A MERCURY TRAP

8. AN ALCHEMICAL COMMON COLD STILL