Lives of alchemystical philosophers ... To which is added a bibliography of alchemy and hermetic philosophy / by Arthur Edward Waite.

Date:
1888
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Credit: Lives of alchemystical philosophers ... To which is added a bibliography of alchemy and hermetic philosophy / by Arthur Edward Waite. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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