London, Wellcome Institute MS. 190. 38 folios. 270x205mm. Mid 17th Century. [Chimica figurata.] f1r Drawings of distillation apparatus, and a possible filtration apparatus a 'Urinal con il pipio'. f1v Drawings of variety of flasks. f3 Coloured drawings of 4 flasks. The first has four heads in it, and 9 flowers growing out of the neck of the flask, The second has a winged sun and moon set about the neck. The third has within it a naked king and queen embracing each other while three blue flowers come out of the neck of the flask. The fourth has a winged dragon within it and nothing coming out of the flask. f4 A set of five flasks. The first has a layer of liquid with snakes swimming. Two birds and a cockatrice (?) or perhaps winged dragon with curled tail coming out of the neck. The second has a layer of liquid with no features, and a dove comes out of the neck. The third has a layer of liquid with not features and three birds come out of the neck. The fourth has a layer of liquid and now drops of red, green and blue descend down the inside of the flask, at the neck sits a dove bearing a branch with blue flowers. The fifth shows a flask with a dragon lying at the bottom, from the neck a peacock stands with tail outstretched, while two birds flying from opposite directions enter the flaks head first.] These are to some extent based on the 'Donum Dei', but have more elaborate birds at the necks of the flasks. Flask 1. Nine blue flowers emerging from neck of flask. Four heads and grey cloud is shown within. Flask 2. Winged Sun and Moon approach on either side the top of the flask. Flask 3. Three blue flowers emerge from neck of flask. Inside King and queen stand in an embrace. Flask 4. Dragon inside flask, shaded red and green. Flask open at top, nothing in the neck. Flask 5. Two birds fly out of the neck of the flask to the right and left. Between them stands a dragon. Inside the flask are snakes in a layer of liquid. Flask 6. A white bird flies out of the nck of the flask, which has a band of liquid within. Flask 7. Three dark shaded birds fly out of the neck of the flask. A band of liquid is shown. Flask 8. A white bird sits at the neck of the flask. It holds a branch in its beak bearing three blue flowers. Flask 9. Two white swans or geese with long necks fly into the flask, their necks entering the open top. Between them stand a Peacock displaying its tail. Inside at the bottom is a dragon. f5v 'Pater Hermes Philosophorum'. A bearded man in a robe and crowned stand on a grassy island. Beside him is a 16 fold star. f6r A flask shaped like a figure eight and labelled inside 'IAAT' is set at the centre of four globes of the four elements, Ignis, Aer, Aqua, Terra. Below are indicated the four qualities, Sicca, Frigid, Humi, Cali. f7 The flask is set on the top of a cylinder divided vertically into 4 bands. f7v The figure of eight shaped flask stands beside the Sun. f8 The flask stands beside the Moon. f9 A beared man in a white robe gestures to a figure of eight shaped flask beside him with a pipe growing out of its side. f9v A round disc with three coloured bands has three faces upon it, beside are two flasks, one with a pipe growing out of it with 'IAAT'. f10 Sun face. f10v Disc with four horizontal layers. f11 Flask with 'IAAT' and pipe stands on disc with four layers.. f12 Disc with two horizontal layers divided by a diameter. The top layer is futher divided by vertiical radius into two regions coloued red and blue. f12 Moon face. f13 Inside a circular space two moon crescents with faces gaze from opposite sides at a central flask (8 shaped). f14 Figure of man in toga or robe, labelled 'Geber Philosophus'. f15 Within a egg shaped space we see the disc of f12 at the base of which is a cresecent moon. f16 A hand reaches out of a circular disc labelled A.S.A.P.H., its fingers formed into a fist. f17 Flask with 'IAAT' and pipe betwenn Sun and Moon. f17v-18r Figure of man in red and yellow robe is on the left. At the top is 'Aristotles Philosophus'. He gestures towards a man lying on the ground his breast pierced by a arrow, from his lower abdomen a tree grows with red flowers. A moon is on the right. f19 A man set in a ornamental niche holds a book and gestures to the left. To his right is our flask with a pipe. f19v-20r On the left a woman lies on the ground and gestured to a plinth upon which is set a skull. On the right 'Pan Silvanus' with cloven hoofs plays a bagpipes. f20v Furnace/waterbath with space for four flasks. f21 Figure showing distillation from alembic in progress. f21v Furnace/waterbath. f22 Figure showing circulation on progress from two alembics linked together. f22v Figure showing distillation from alembic with spiral around it. f23 Furnace shaped like a castle with turrets. f23v Four interlinked circulating vessels. Also double pelican single circulating flask, and the figure 8 shaped vessel. f24 Figure of furnace in form of castle with two turrets. f24v Figure showing distillation from alembic and collection in another flask alongside. From a side branch on this flask liquid is being collected into another flask set below. f25 Elaborate circular furnace with central tower around which are set spaces for 9 or 10 flasks. 'Furnus rectificationis etc.' f25v Circular furnace enclosed at top. 'Furnus Reverberationis et calcinationis et fusionis.' f33-34r A variety of flasks including elaborate distillation apparatus are shown. [A collection of carefully executed water-colour drawings of symbolic alchemical illustrations, related to the 'Vallis Novi' series. cf. MS. Ashburnham 1166. The original manuscript and especially the illustrations are fully described by Carbonelli in his 'Sulle fonti storiche dell Chimica e dell' Alchimia in Italia'. 1925, pp. 46-71, 111-116.]