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| Keywords: Musaeum Hermeticum 1678 p 361 Fire 0053.JPG Matthaeus Merian 1593 “1650 Figure 10 from Lambsprinck's De Lapide Philosophico On the Philosopher's Stone as published in the Musaeum hermeticum reformatum et amplificatum Francofurti Apud Hermannum à Sande 1678 In Latin The caption on the figure reads Salamandra vivit in igne Ignisque hanc mutavit in optimum colorem DECIMA FIGURA Reiteratie gradatio melioratio Tincturae vel Lapidis Philosophorum Augmentatio potius intelligatur Roughly translated Salamander lives in the fire the fire this has changed in the best color / Tenth Figure / Repetition scale and the betterment of the dyes or the Philosophers Stone an augmentation is rather meant A man stands next to a fire using a trident to poke a salamander in the fire In the background past a river on a mountain stands a castle Alchemy has always been closely associated with metallurgy one of mankind ™s most ancient chemical industries In fact alchemy grew out of the trade secrets of ancient metallurgists In the medieval period alchemists developed sophisticated powerful techniques to separate and purify metals Chemical manipulation of precious metals was the most notable example of alchemy ™s mastery and the most promising evidence for the possibility of transmutation http //othmerlib chemheritage org/record b1035996~S6 Catalog Information From the copy in the Roy G Neville Historical Chemical Library http //www chemheritage org/ Chemical Heritage Foundation Downloaded with permission from the Chemical Heritage Foundation as part of the Wikipedian in Residence initiative Chemical Heritage Foundation http //www chemheritage org/ Chemical Heritage Foundation 1678 PD-old-100 PD-old-100 cc-by-3 0 Chemical Heritage Foundation Images from the Chemical Heritage Foundation Philosopher's stone Matthäus Merian Musaeum Hermeticum Lambsprinck | ||||
