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Woodcut alchemical emblem on a book page: a tall tiered figure with sun and moon symbols, clouds at top, and small figures around a base.

D.O.M.A. Alchymia Andreae Libavii, recognita, emendata, et aucta, tum dogmatibus et experimentis nonnullis; tum commentario medico physico-chymico: qui exornatus est variis instrumentorum chymicorum picturis; partim aliunde translatis, partim planè novis ... : praemissa defensione artis opposita censurae Parisianae.

A woodcut page from a 1606 alchemy book shows a tiered emblematic figure topped by clouds and a radiant sun and moon, with a seated figure at center and winged, nude figures below. Ornate lines and a printed caption frame the scene, and a base inscribed with text anchors the composition.

Artist
Andreas Libavius
Date
M.D.VI. [i.e. 1606]
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2542 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1606.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Emblema alquímico de la piedra filosofal, de la Alchymia de Libavius (1606)

Una xilografía de una página de un libro de alquimia de 1606 muestra una figura emblemática escalonada, coronada por nubes y un sol y una luna radiantes, con una figura sentada en el centro y figuras aladas y desnudas abajo. Líneas ornamentales y una leyenda impresa enmarcan la escena, sobre una base con inscripción.

Português: Emblema alquímico da pedra filosofal, da Alchymia de Libavius (1606)

Uma xilogravura em página de um livro de alquimia de 1606 mostra uma figura emblemática em camadas, coroada por nuvens e por um sol e uma lua radiantes, com uma figura sentada ao centro e figuras aladas e nuas abaixo. Linhas ornamentais e uma legenda impressa emolduram a cena, sobre uma base com inscrição.

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