Ancient secret of alchemy: 22 colored plates of Splendor Solis
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The 22 Colored Plates depicting the 22 Alchemical Stages of Salomon Trismosin’s “Splendor Solis”. The original manuscript of these plates is in the British Museum, and dated 1582.
The original of Splendor Solis which contained seven chapters appeared in Augsburg. The author of the manuscript was considered to be a legendary Salmon Trismosin, allegedly the teacher of Paracelsus.
The symbolic process shows the classical alchemical death and rebirth of the king, and incorporates a series of seven flasks, each associated with one of the planets. Within the flasks is shown the process of transformation. There are animal symbols, birds, King and Queen, the red and the white tincture.
The Arms of the art
Philosopher with flask
The Knight on the double fountain
Solar King and Lunar Queen meet
Miners excavating hill
Philosophers beside tree
Drowning King
Resurrection out of the swamp
Hermaphrodite with egg
Severing the head of the King
Boiling the body in the vessel
Saturn – Dragon and child
Jupiter – Three birds
Mars – Triple-headed bird
Sun – Triple-headed dragon
Venus – Peacock’s Tail
Mercury – The White Queen
Moon – The Red King
The dark sun
Children at play
Women washing clothes
Sun rising over the city
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