Seventh Key of Basil Valentine, 1599
The Seventh Key of Basil Valentine from the Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine, an influential alchemical work first published in 1599 by Johann Tholde. It discusses general alchemical principles. Each chapter, or key, is an allegorical description of one step in the process of creating the philosopher's stone, a legendary alchemical substance capable of turning base metals into gold
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