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The Life and Times of 17th Century Glassmaker Antonio Neri
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Friday, August 29, 2014
Neri's Cabinet #3
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Crystals of Copper Sulfate Pentahydrate (Vitriol of Venus) Vitriol of Venus was one of the most cherished items in Antonio Neri’s chem...
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Alchemy in the Kitchen
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Tesoro del Mondo, "Ars Preparatio Animalium" Antonio Neri 1598-1600, f. 10r (MS Ferguson 67). Between 1598 and 1600, Antonio...
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Monday, August 25, 2014
Manganese from Piedmont Reprise
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The green tint from iron contamination is neutralized by magenta from manganese. For Antonio Neri, contaminants, especially metallic co...
Friday, August 22, 2014
Neri’s Cabinet #2
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Alchemical symbols used to denote sal ammoniac. Today we will examine "sal ammoniac," a common alchemical ingredient used by ...
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
The Dregs
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"the struggle of fixed and volatile" allegorical illustration from Splendor solis [detail] 16th C. "Dregs" were o...
Monday, August 18, 2014
Don Giovanni
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Don Giovanni di Cosimo I de' Medici In July of 1621, a man lay dying in his bed, in his palazzo on Murano, the glassmaker's i...
Friday, August 15, 2014
Neri’s Cabinet, Part 1
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The many alchemical symbols used to denote crocus martis. In addition to the usual eclectic mix of Antonio Neri related material that I...
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