Manly Palmer Hall collection of alchemical manuscripts, circa 1500-1825
A manuscript compilation of alchemical texts and diagrams gathered under Manly Palmer Hall, drawing on works by Böhme, Maier, Ripley and Cagliostro, made in Europe roughly 1500 to 1825 for esoteric students and collectors. The pages mix hand-painted figures of alchemists, robed allegorical women, flames, vessels and sun symbols with handwritten Latin and German verse, labelled emblems and small ink diagrams. A designer could draw on the loose, hand-tinted palette, the speech scrolls and the way text and image interlock on the page.
