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The Life and Times of 17th Century Glassmaker Antonio Neri
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Friday, May 1, 2020
Laughing in the Fern
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Alain Manesson Mallet 1719, "Der Mont. – Lune" In Chapter 5 of L'Arte Vetraria , Antonio Neri shows how to extract ...
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Alchemy School
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Frontispiece woodcut from De Chemia Senioris, by Zadith ben Hamuel, 1566 A common notion holds that alchemists were eccentrics, lo...
Monday, April 27, 2020
The Dregs of Alchemy
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"The struggle of fixed and volatile" allegorical illustration from Splendor solis [detail] 16th C. To 17th century It...
Friday, April 24, 2020
Glass, Fire, and Brimstone
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The Alchemical Symbol for Sulfur Bright yellow elemental sulfur or “brimstone” as it was often called, occupied a central place in the ...
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Tartar Salt
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So-called "wine diamonds," (harmless) Potassium bitartrate deposits which can accumulate in bottles and barrels of wine ...
Monday, April 20, 2020
Vitriol of Venus
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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 c...
Friday, April 17, 2020
Sulfur of Saturn
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The Roman Goddess Ops, ' sweet'- heart (and wife) of Saturn, Peter Paul Rubens c. 1630, “Abundance (Abundantia).” [1] Ant...
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