1. Atalanta Fugiens
Michael Maier; Oppenheim, Germany; 1618; courtesy of Embassy of the Free Mind | Collection Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica
Michael Maier (1568-1622) was a doctor, alchemist, composer and advisor to the Habsburg Emperor Rudolf II. His Atalanta Fugiens contains 50 engraved emblems depicting the stages of alchemy.
2. Uraltes Chymisches Werk
Abraham Eleazar; Leipzig, Germany; 1760; courtesy of Embassy of the Free Mind | Collection Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica
Abraham Eleazar is the fictitious author of R. Abraham Eleazar’s Uraltes Chymisches Werk, which contains an extensive collection of alchemical techniques and experiments, as well as a description of alchemical philosophy, theory, symbolism and terminology.
3. The alchemiae libri tres
Geber; Strasbourg, France; 1531; courtesy of Embassy of the Free Mind | Collection Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica
Various works attributed to Geber Arabis, an Arabic scholar of esoterical sciences, from alchemy to magic.
4. Wooden panel with alchemical images from Michael Maier's Atalanta Fugiens
Wood, oilpaint; Germany; 17th century; courtesy of Embassy of the Free Mind | Collection Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica