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In the 16th century a number of printed books appeared on alchemy. Some contained woodcut illustrations of an emblematic nature, however, alchemical manuscripts continued to be produced. In fact one of the most beautiful, the Splendor solis was produced in the early part of the 15th century.

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Book of Distillation Room

Books of mining and minerology Room

Reisch Margarita Philosophica Room

The Emblem books Room

1530 Splendor solis Room

1530 Pantheus Voarchadumia Room

1540 Beccafumi woodcut Room

1541 Geber De alchemia Room

1546 Pretiosa margarita novella Room

1550 Rosarium philosophorum Room

1564 Nazari 'Three Dreams' Room

1574 Thurneisser Room

1582 Reusner's Pandora Room