M0011832: Reproduction of a page from a Greek manuscript showing early forms of distillation apparatus including alembics (alchemical stills) with one or more receivers

Previous title, replaced May 2022: Early forms of distillation apparatus

Reproduction of a page from a Greek manuscript showing early forms of distillation apparatus including alembics (alchemical stills) with one or more receivers. The original manuscript is from an unknown collection in Paris (reference: Gr. 2327, folio 81) that was reproduced for the journal article Taylor, F. Sherwood (1897-1956): A Survey of Greek Alchemy in Journal of the Hellenic Society, volume 50 (1930).

1951

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.8 x 8.3 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.