Musaeum Hermeticum
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Musaeum Hermeticum is a compendium of alchemical texts first published in German, in Frankfurt, 1625 by Lucas Jennis. Additional material was added for the 1678 Latin edition, which in turn was reprin
Title page of a 1678 edition at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Frontispiece of the Musaeum Hermeticum
"Spirit and Soul are acting as child and guide" from the Musaeum Hermeticum, 1678 Edition, Science History Institute
Salamanders in folklore
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The salamander is an amphibian of the order Urodela which once, like many real creatures, often was suppositiously ascribed fantastic and sometimes occult qualities by pre-modern authors, as in the al
A salamander unharmed in the fire (Bestiary, 14th century)
Salamander in a copy of Dioscurides―Vienna ms. 6th cent.
A salamandra in a tub. ―MS Bern 318 (Latin Physiologus), fol. 17v
Salamander depicted in bestiary (detail)―MS Harley 3244, fol. 63r. c. 1236.