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Two men tending furnaces and a robed scholar, perhaps, Norton, with alembics, from 'Ordinal of Alchemy' by Thomas Norton (vellum)
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English School, (15th century) / English
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British Library, London, UK
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vellum
Date
C15th AD
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Two men tending furnaces and a robed scholar, perhaps, Norton, with alembics, a pelican or vessel for repeated re-distillations of the same liquid and a scientific balance, enclosed by glass to prevent drafts disturbing the balance (the earliest known depiction of this instrument) Ordinal of Alchemy Thomas Norton 4th quarter of the 15th century

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alchemist / alchemy / manuscript / alchemists / illumination / illustration / thomas norton / ordinal of alchemy
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