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GEORGE RIPLEY. (Third section): A crowned female Bird of Hermes, biting on her left wing, and standing on an orange orb with spade-shaped rays; beneath, a blank scroll. - a sun with black and white rays and, at the centre, three orbs (green, white and red), linked by ropes; a crescent moon with black, white and green bands beneath; a large red dragon, with tail nowed , biting on this moon; the dragon is standing on a red-winged globe (as depicted in mappae mundi ), and three strands are descending from its belly to three orbs (red, white and green) positioned in the lower hemisphere. The orbs represent the 'white' stone (used in transforming base metals into silver), the 'red' stone (used in the artifical production of gold) and the 'elixir vitae' (the universal panacea and perpetuator of life). Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls). late 16th century. The present scroll comprises a series of emblems drawn in pen and watercolours, interspersed with labels, verses and inscriptions in Latin and English. Source: Add. 5025.(1) Third section of scroll.

GEORGE RIPLEY. (Third section): A crowned female Bird of Hermes, biting on her left wing, and standing on an orange orb with spade-shaped rays; beneath, a blank scroll. - a sun with black and white rays and, at the centre, three orbs (green, white and red), linked by ropes; a crescent moon with black, white and green bands beneath; a large red dragon, with tail nowed , biting on this moon; the dragon is standing on a red-winged globe (as depicted in mappae mundi ), and three strands are descending from its belly to three orbs (red, white and green) positioned in the lower hemisphere. The orbs represent the 'white' stone (used in transforming base metals into silver), the 'red' stone (used in the artifical production of gold) and the 'elixir vitae' (the universal panacea and perpetuator of life). Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls). late 16th century. The present scroll comprises a series of emblems drawn in pen and watercolours, interspersed with labels, verses and inscriptions in Latin and English. Source: Add. 5025.(1) Third section of scroll.
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(Third section): A crowned female Bird of Hermes, biting on her left wing, and standing on an orange orb with spade-shaped rays; beneath, a blank scroll. - a sun with black and white rays and, at the centre, three orbs (green, white and red), linked by ropes; a crescent moon with black, white and green bands beneath; a large red dragon, with tail nowed , biting on this moon; the dragon is standing on a red-winged globe (as depicted in mappae mundi ), and three strands are descending from its belly to three orbs (red, white and green) positioned in the lower hemisphere. The orbs represent the 'white' stone (used in transforming base metals into silver), the 'red' stone (used in the artifical production of gold) and the 'elixir vitae' (the universal panacea and perpetuator of life). Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls). late 16th century. The present scroll comprises a series of emblems drawn in pen and watercolours, interspersed with labels, verses and inscriptions in Latin and English. Source: Add. 5025.(1) Third section of scroll.
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3245 x 7197 px | 66.8 MB
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27.5 x 60.9 cm | 10.8 x 24.0 in (300 dpi)
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