1159 Urban HJÄRNE [1641-1724]. Actorum Chemicorum Holmiensium, Tomus Primus. Hoc est, Parasceue sive Præparatio ad Tentamina, in Reg, Laboratorio Holmiensi peracta, ut et Compendiosa Manuductio ad Elementa et Principia Chemica rite investiganga (sic), cum Annotationibus Joh. Gotschalk. 8° Stockholmiae, Typis et Impensis Laur. Salvii 1753 Young Nat Union Cat [Contains:- 2. Tentaminum Chemicorum in Reg. Laboratorio Holmiensi peractorum, Tomus Secundus. Nunc primim in lucem editorum, cum Annotatationibus Joh. Gotschalk Wallerii.] [Illustrations:- 1. Frontispiece engraving. 164x120mm. A many-breasted Goddess with a small lion standing at each shoulder, has the lower part of her body fashioned as a sculptural column. This has three rings of images representing the mineral, the vegetable and the animal kingdoms. This is placed upon a furnace which a winged cupid is stoking. At the feet of the cupid are items of treasure, a crown, jewellery, daggers, swords etc. To the left is a distillation apparatus, while on the right is a crucible and other items of alchemical equipment. See items 2 and 4 from 'Fünff curiese chymische tractätlein...' 1757. 2. Inserted after p32. Engraving. 156x92mm. A triangle descends from the "Lux ignis Solis spiritualis", the heavenly flaming sphere, while another ascends from the Earth or domain of Pluto. This forms a "Pyramis Coelestis" and a "Pyramus Terrestris", and this image is obviously based on one of the pyramid engravings in Robert Fludd's works, for example 'Utriusque cosmi historia...' I p89. 3. Inserted after p258. Folding engraving. 163x165mm. Depiction of the interior of the globe of the Earth, showning various underground streams and volcanoes. Similar to item 15 "Schema globi terr=aqua=aerei" in J.J. Becher 'Tripus hermeticus fatidicus...' 1719.]