02-18-2023, 04:39 PM
St. Andrews University Library. MS. 38190. Philosophorum Praeclara Monita.
Written in France 1701-1712. It contains 48 allegorical illustrations.
I visited this library over 30 years ago and made a description of all the images.
At that time, it was not possible to have photographs made, and that was before scans and jpg files.
In front on a mountain labelled with the symbol of Saturn from which emerges a stream splitting into seven rivulets, Mercury stands in a blue tunic and holding his caduceus. He brings together a Golden King figure and a Silver Queen, each standing on small sun and moon discs. They reach out and hold hands. They stand on a small leafy area on the bank of a blue lake. In the foreground are two trees - that on the left (King's side bears golden apples) while that on the right (Queen's side bears silver apples).
This image is related to, or a variation on, one of the Flamel 'hieroglyphic' figures.
This was posted today on the Ora Clavis Facebook page.
Written in France 1701-1712. It contains 48 allegorical illustrations.
I visited this library over 30 years ago and made a description of all the images.
At that time, it was not possible to have photographs made, and that was before scans and jpg files.
In front on a mountain labelled with the symbol of Saturn from which emerges a stream splitting into seven rivulets, Mercury stands in a blue tunic and holding his caduceus. He brings together a Golden King figure and a Silver Queen, each standing on small sun and moon discs. They reach out and hold hands. They stand on a small leafy area on the bank of a blue lake. In the foreground are two trees - that on the left (King's side bears golden apples) while that on the right (Queen's side bears silver apples).
This image is related to, or a variation on, one of the Flamel 'hieroglyphic' figures.
This was posted today on the Ora Clavis Facebook page.
Adam McLean