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An alchemist and his assistant hoping to turn base metal into gold. Aquatint after T. Rowlandson.

The adoration of the magi: a king kneels before the infant Jesus, seated on Mary's lap. Engraving by E. Fessard after C.J. Natoire.

An alchemist making gold. Oil painting by Hendrik Heerschop, 1665.

Jesus calls Matthew away from his vocation as a tax collector. Coloured lithograph by F. Hanfstaengl after S. Wiedenbauer after G.A. Pordenone.

A young woman, perhaps Prudentia, warns an alchemist of the dangers of abusing fire: in the background fires rage in buildings and mines. Oil painting after Marten de Vos.

A coal porter, an alchemist and a rich man who hopes vainly to profit from alchemy. Etching, 18th century.

A noblewoman and two noblemen examining some gold produced by an alchemist. Engraving by G. Greatbach after A.H. Tourrier.

A nugget of gold from Australia presented to Queen Victoria. Wood engraving, 1853.

L'art d'essayer l'or et l'argent. Tableau comparé de la coupellation des substances métalliques, par le moyen du Plomb our du Bismuth : procédés pour obtenir l'or plus pur que par la voie du Départ ... / par M. Sage.

The best of times, the worst of times : a bio-cultural analysis of the Ferguson District, 1892-1909 / by Dawna E. Ferris.

Metabolism, pharmacology, and therapeutic uses of gold compounds / by Walter D. Block and Kornelius Van Goor.

Al-jawharatayn al-ʻatiqatan = die beiden Edelmetalle Gold und Silber / von al-Hamadânî ; Einleitung, arabischer Text und Übersetzung von Christopher Toll.

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A young woman, perhaps Prudentia, warns an alchemist of the dangers of abusing fire: in the background fires rage in buildings and mines. Oil painting after Marten de Vos.

L'art d'essayer l'or et l'argent. Tableau comparé de la coupellation des substances métalliques, par le moyen du Plomb our du Bismuth : procédés pour obtenir l'or plus pur que par la voie du Départ ... / par M. Sage.

The best of times, the worst of times : a bio-cultural analysis of the Ferguson District, 1892-1909 / by Dawna E. Ferris.

Metabolism, pharmacology, and therapeutic uses of gold compounds / by Walter D. Block and Kornelius Van Goor.

Al-jawharatayn al-ʻatiqatan = die beiden Edelmetalle Gold und Silber / von al-Hamadânî ; Einleitung, arabischer Text und Übersetzung von Christopher Toll.