"The first step in the decryption process is the transcription of these manuscripts, which is not easy due to the high variation of hand-writing styles and cipher alphabets, and in addition, the often few number of pages. Although different strategies can be considered to deal with the insufficient amount of training data (e.g. few-shot learning, self-supervised learning) the performance of HTR models is still far from satisfactory. Thus, we believe that a competition with a large number of symbol sets and scribes can boost the research of HTR in low resource scenarios. Indeed, the recognition of ciphers is an example of such a low-resource scenario with a high historical interest. Thousands of enciphered historical manuscripts are buried in libraries and archives. So, transcribing and decrypting the information contained in these special sources is important to the understanding of our cultural heritage, since it helps to shed new light on and even to (re-)interpret our history."

https://rrc.cvc.uab.es/?ch=27

"This article aims to reconstruct a complex inquiry into the nature of life delineated in Francis Bacon's ‘last writings’, a series of manuscripts discovered at the end of the twentieth century. I show that these fragmentary texts can be understood if we place them in the larger context of Bacon's posthumous works: the Sylva Sylvarum and the Historia densi et rari. Taken together, these texts unveil Bacon's last bold project of a History and inquisition into the nature of animate and inanimate [Historia et inquisitio de animato et inanimato], an investigation focusing on the possibility of creating life in the laboratory"

Full text.

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/1....2023.0037

Good and beauifully-illustrated general article on the elements:


https://malevus.com/classical-elements-four-elements/

Texts by this leading scholar of Taoism, including some on inner alchemy:

https://www.fabriziopregadio.com/fabrizi...tions.html

"Prolific author Joseph P. Farrell, who commands a growing and devoted audience on Coast to Coast AM, Erskine Overnight, and other programs, initiates his Feral House association with The Philosopher's Stone, in which he demonstrates the connections of modern physics and ancient alchemy by investigating monatomic gold, the work of Russian astrophysicist Nikolai Kozyrev, and the fuel for the mysterious Nazi 'Bell' device, Serum 525."


I assume this site is OK and that the book is in the public domain:

https://foodaudios.com/review/post/2009/...arrell.php

Interesting collection of papers on alchemy (especially codes and ciphers) by Sarah Lang from the Univ of Graz.

Some are downloadable full-texts.

https://scholar.google.com.ar/citations?...AAAJ&hl=sl

Alchemical visions and the Hermetic Tradition (Part1)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6eYJRfHTWo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_McKenna

By Adam McLean.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL...EqfULMzdcL

"Perhaps Schobinger's most extraordinary contribution to science was his development of a recipe that led to the creation of an early form of plastic. This recipe, utilized by Benedictine monk Wolfgang Seidel to produce 'Kunsthorn', marked the early stages of what we know today as plastic. This ingenuity underscores Schobinger's role as a visionary in material science, far ahead of his time."

https://www.crazyalchemist.com/the-alche...st-gallen/

A colleague of Paracelsus:

https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli...Schobinger

https://archive.org/details/lifeofparace...Schobinger

https://fr.scribd.com/doc/156672453/Paracelsus-Telepnef  (footnote 101)

"Almost everybody is now aware of the infamous history of the Knights Templar. But not everybody realizes that there was another Order from the same time and with the same roots. This Order still exists today and has incredible power. This film reveals the true history of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and in so doing, we discover occult and sinister forces at play. From the days of heroic battles against Ottoman forces, to the alchemical world of the Grand Master himself, this film explores some very difficult questions: Who are these Knights? What was their role? Who gave them authority? The story of the Knights of Malta is filled with mystery, intrigue and excitement. Come with us on a journey into the heart of battle. Featuring cutting-edge computer generated reconstructions and exclusive footage filmed in the Order's Sacra Infirmeria, Church's, Cathedral's, Castle's and grand buildings throughout Europe."


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQrofH6ma4k

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1278421/