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Roth-Scholtz, Friedrich · 1728 · bey Adam Jonathan Felsseckern · 53 pictures

A German alchemy anthology compiled by Friedrich Roth-Scholtz and printed in 1728 by Adam Jonathan Felsseckern, gathering the writings of famous philosophers and alchemists on the philosopher's stone and metal transmutation for scholars of the period. The pictures are repeated small woodcut printer's ornaments: an oval cartouche with a Latin motto around a winged eagle, rays and an anchor, flanked by scrolling acanthus and leaf sprays, a device that could suit emblem, seal or label designs.

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