Sujet
Manuscript page with depiction of the owl and the symbol of antimony
Légende
Manuscript page with depiction of the owl and the symbol of antimony, The owl was considered by alchemists as the symbol of wisdom and darkness, while the antimony was thought of as the mother of all metals as it looked like one but did not chemically react as metal. Czech Republic. 17th c Waldstein Residence at Duchcov.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Mnichovo Hradiste chateau library, Czech Republic.
Date
15 oct. 2010
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A22_031
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
16,1Mo (1,7Mo) / 18,3cm x 22,1cm / 2162 x 2610 (300dpi)