Azoth
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Azoth is a universal remedy or potent solvent sought after in the realm of alchemy, akin to alkahest—a distinct alchemical substance. The quest for Azoth was the crux of numerous alchemical endeavors,
Fourth woodcut illustration from Basil Valentine's Azoth (1613)
Sixth woodcut from the series in Basil Valentine's Azoth
Basil Valentine
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Basil Valentine is the Anglicised version of the name Basilius Valentinus, ostensibly a 15th-century alchemist, possibly Canon of the Benedictine Priory of Saint Peter in Erfurt, Germany but more like
Azoth
…Fourth woodcut illustration from Basil Valentine's Azoth (1613) Sixth woodcut from the series in Basil Valentine's Azoth Azoth is a universal remedy or potent solvent sought after in the realm of…
"Frater Basilius Valentinus, monk of the Benedictine order and Hermetic philosopher": imaginary portrait in the frontispiece from Chymische Schrifften, 1717
The Peterskirche, Erfurt, as it appeared in 2007
Table of alchemical symbols, from an English translation of his Last Will and Testament, 1671
Illustration of the first key