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Two Monks practising alchemy
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Two Monks practising alchemy

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Wellcome Collection

Colour ink drawing of two monks practising alchemy; one standing by a furnace/oven and the other sitting down looking hot and flushed. Collection of alchemica tracts mainly in German, last two in Latin.

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