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| Keywords: Musaeum Hermeticum 1678 V. Clavis AQ33 Key 5.tif Matthaeus Merian 1593 “1650 From Tripus aureus hoc est Tres tractatus chymici selectissimi nempe I Basilii Valentini benedictini ordinis monachi Germani practica una cum 12 clavibus et appendice ex germanico; II Thomae Nortoni angli philosophi crede mihi seu ordinale ante annos 140 ab authore seriptum nunc ex anglicano manuscripto in latinum translatum phrasi eujusque authoris ut et sententia retenta; III Cremeri cuiusdam abbatis westmonasteriensis angli testamentum hactenus nondum publicatum nunc in diversarum nationum gratiam editi et figuris cupro affabre incisis ornati operâ et studio Michaelis Maieri phil et med d com p c Francofurti apud Hermannum à Sande MDCLXXVII as published in the collection Musaeum hermeticum reformatum et amplificatum Francofurti Apud Hermannum à Sande 1678 In Latin The part in question 'I Basilii Valentini benedictini ordinis monachi Germani practica una cum 12 clavibus et appendice ex germanico;' or 'Basil Valentine a German monk of the Benedictine order one study with the twelve keys and the appendix translated from the German ' On the right a woman stands beside a rectangular plinth or possibly a furnace though no flames are visible A flask on the plinth contains liquid from which fumes are rising The women holds a heart from which grows a seven-blossomed rose The top of the flask either goes behind or connects to the woman's head Beside the woman stands an alchemist with bellows Flames emerge from his mouth and the top of his head In front of the plinth or furnace a blindfold cupid aims an arrow with his bow at the woman On the left stands a lion with a crown above his head His left paw claws extended reaches out towards the cupid Above the lion shines a brilliant sun 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 Musaeum Hermeticum Archives Images from the Chemical Heritage Foundation Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine PD-old-100 | ||||