Not only a diagram of the Great Opera but almost a compendium of the last cooking. And not only. The table by J. De Semlecque on Brouaut’s was long a musical conundrum. There are three authors to consult: Canseliet, Atorène, and Martianus Capella.
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Philosophia Reformata, Peg Leg and Wedding Dress Measures
The Peg Leg symbol is displayed in Philosophia Reformata in an explicative environment: the need for perfect wedding dress measurement.
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A crowned bird in Ripley Scroll and seven feathers. We will see why only a skillful artist can pluck the alchemical bird King.
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The double cross, in Alchemy, suggests an authentic compendium of all processes. Or at least it indicates those defining the Opus Magnum operative structure.
[Read more…] about Tractatus Aureus and the Double Alchemical CrossThe Aldus Manutius’ Dolphin at Anchor
Manutius printer’s mark actors are a dolphin and an anchor. The same allegory is also found in two charts in Hypnerotomachia Poliphili. And not to illustrate a popular proverb.
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