Theatrum chemicum Britannicum. Containing severall poeticall pieces of our famous English philosophers, who have written the Hermetique mysteries in their owne ancient language / Faithfully collected into one volume, with annotations thereon, by Elias Ashmole, esq. Qui est Mercuriophilus anglicus. The first part.
An engraved frontispiece in a decorative border of foliage, fruit, insects and a rat. Four bearded men in robes stand above, beneath arches, with inscribed scrolls looping between columns. Below, two figures work at a chequered-floored laboratory with a furnace and vessels.
- Artist
- Elias Ashmole
- Date
- 1652
- Medium
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 3104 × 4000 px
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: Grabado frontispicio con alquimistas y pergaminos, Theatrum chemicum Britannicum
Un grabado frontispicio con borde decorativo de follaje, frutas, insectos y una rata. Cuatro hombres barbados con túnicas aparecen bajo arcos, con cintas inscritas que se enroscan entre columnas. Abajo, dos figuras trabajan en un laboratorio de suelo ajedrezado con horno y vasijas.
Português: Gravura frontispício com alquimistas e faixas inscritas, Theatrum chemicum Britannicum
Uma gravura frontispício com moldura decorativa de folhagens, frutos, insetos e um rato. Quatro homens barbudos de túnica aparecem sob arcos, com faixas inscritas enroladas entre colunas. Abaixo, duas figuras trabalham em um laboratório de piso xadrez com forno e vasos.
