About the Philosopher’s Stone
The Alcyhmist, in Search of the Philosopher’s Stone, by Joseph Wright of Darby (1771) The Philosophers’ Stone From: Atalanta fugiens (1618): Music-Image-Text In keeping with the intellectual pursuits of many of his contemporaries, Maier strove to produce the philosophers’ stone. But what exactly did this mean? The early modern alchemist understood himself as being a…