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Manuscript page with watercolors of Noah's ark, a lion with a crow on its back, and three alchemical furnaces with flasks and Latin labels.

Thesaurus thesaurorum.

A manuscript page with three small watercolor scenes: an ark on water beneath a cloud with rays, a lion lying on the ground with a crow perched on its back, and three alchemical furnaces with flasks and red flames below Latin inscriptions. Ink and watercolor on paper, with the page number 14 at top left.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[1725?]
Medium
Manuscripts
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2682 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1735.
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: Página de manuscrito alquímico: arca, león y hornos

Una página de manuscrito con tres pequeñas escenas en acuarela: un arca sobre el agua bajo una nube con rayos, un león tendido en el suelo con un cuervo posado sobre su lomo y tres hornos alquímicos con matraces y llamas rojas bajo inscripciones en latín. Tinta y acuarela sobre papel, con el número de página 14 arriba a la izquierda.

Português: Página de manuscrito alquímico: arca, leão e fornos

Uma página de manuscrito com três pequenas cenas em aquarela: uma arca sobre a água sob uma nuvem com raios, um leão deitado no chão com um corvo pousado sobre o dorso e três fornos alquímicos com frascos e chamas vermelhas abaixo de inscrições em latim. Tinta e aquarela sobre papel, com o número da página 14 no canto superior esquerdo.

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