Lambsprinck ... antiqui libellus de lapide philosophicorum
Lambsprinck's Latin alchemical emblem book, the 1677 edition of an old treatise on the philosophers' stone, published by Hermann a Sande and aimed at scholars and adepts. Its numbered copperplate figures are engraved allegorical scenes, each captioned with a short Latin verse describing a stage of the alchemical work. The pictures show plain, cross-hatched engravings of figures, animals and landscapes, offering a designer clear models for emblematic, symbolic imagery built from simple line and staged allegory.
