Starkey alkaline salts volatilization method, retaken by Le Pellettier, reminds of an ancient Alchemy, when Mercurius could be achieved in a fragrant way. [Read more…] about Starkey Pyrotechnie & Volatilization of Alkalis 2
Alchemy & Spagyrics
Universal Sal Armoniacum & Hollandus Sal Armeniacum
Johannes Isaac Hollandus in his neglected Opera Vegetabilia gives a real clue as far as is concerned Sal Armoniacum or Universal Solvent or Mercurius. [Read more…] about Universal Sal Armoniacum & Hollandus Sal Armeniacum
Antimony Glass or Caput Mortuum?
Ancient spagyrists knew that the mere division an re-union of four elements, repeated just a few times, did not lead to alchemical Sulphur but to Caput Mortuum, a chemical salt. [Read more…] about Antimony Glass or Caput Mortuum?