File:Amphitheatrum sapientiae aeternae - Alchemist's Laboratory.jpg
Original file (1,750 × 1,782 pixels, file size: 1.72 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
This file is from Wikimedia Commons and may be used by other projects. The description on its file description page there is shown below.
Summary
Author |
creator QS:P170,Q944332 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
Alchemist's laboratory, engraving pictured in the book Amphitheatrum sapientiae aeternae written by Heinrich Khunrath |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
1595 date QS:P571,+1595-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | engraving | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Inscriptions | see transcription below | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes |
This is a copy of Image:Alchemist's Laboratory, Heinrich Khunrath, Amphitheatrum sapientiae aeternae, 1595.jpg, adjusted for brightness/contrast/white levels/saturation by en:User:Brian0918 2006-03-28. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/SpecialCollections/khunrath/labbig.html | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other versions |
Transcription of text in the image
- Architrave:
- SINE AFFLATU DIVINO, NEMO VNQUAM VIR MAGNUS.
- "Without Divine Inspiration, there is no man who is great." (From Cicero, De natura deorum [1])
- Motto ribbon above the chemicals shelf, on the right:
- NEC TEMERE, NEC TIMIDE
- "Neither rashly, nor timidly"
- Plaque above the chemicals shelf:
- LABORATORIVM
- "Laboratory"
- Chemical bottles:
- (top row) ??ca • ROS celi. • Azoth • ??tub.
- "" symbol=spiritus per despensum (text?) ros celi = dew of the sky, Azoth = sophic mercury, sulfur
- (bottom row) ӿ ?hit?. • Hyle. • SANG • ☉ pota? • ??er?.☿
- "" (?) hyle = primordial matter; sang. ♌ = sanguis draconis = dragon's blood, ๏ = aurum potab. = potable gold, symbol=acetum distillation (text=?), ☿ = mercury
- Mantelpiece above furnace:
- SAPIENTER RETENTATVM, SVCCEDET ALIQVANDO.
- "That which is wisely tried again will succeed sometime."
- Bases of columns at right:
- RA/TIO • EXPE/RIEN/TIA.
- "Reason" • "Experience."
- Coal basket:
- Nõ pudeat/??rbonű
- "(?) coal"
- Top of middle stove:
- FESTINA/LENTE
- "Make haste slowly"
- Right (bain-marie) stove:
- Matúrandúm
- "" (?)
- Distillation (one word on each vessel):
- ama et Spi?
- "" (?)
- Tablecloth below musical instruments:
- MUSICA SANCTA tristib? spiritúúm? mali/quorum fúga gvili spiritus.../...gaudio pio perfuso.
- "The sacred musical (things)" sorrowful?, breath, life, inspiration, pride?, bad (bad people)?, ... flight (by flight)... with joy I venerate the pouring over (with a fluid)?
- Top of green tent:
- Left side of green tent:
- HOC HOC AGENTIBVS/NOBIS ADERIT IPSE DEVS.
- "When we attend strictly to our work, God himself will aid us."
- Sign hanging under tent:
- NE LOQUA/RIS DE DEO/ABSQ. LV./MINE.
- "Do not speak of God in the darkness" (lit. without light) (Ne loquaris de Deo absque lumine)
- Legs of table under tent:
- DISCE BENE MORI
- "Learn to die well" (?)
- Above doorway arch:
- DORMIENS VIGILA.
- "While sleeping, be vigilant."
An Interpretation of the Alchemy Lab Drawing, including select translations.
Transcription of text in the image is copied from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Alchemist%27s_Laboratory%2C_Heinrich_Khunrath%2C_Amphitheatrum_sapientiae_aeternae%2C_1595_3.jpg (several authors), please see its page history.
Licensing
Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse |
This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States. | |
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. |
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/PDMCreative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0falsefalse
Assessment
|
This file has been superseded by Amphitheatrum sapientiae aeternae - Alchemist's Laboratory.png. It is recommended to use the other file. Please note that deleting superseded images requires consent. Reason to use the other file: "A PNG version of this file is now available."
|
Annotations InfoField | This image is annotated: View the annotations at Commons |
HF vriese pinxit.
SINE AFFLATU DIVINO, NEMO VNQUAM VIR MAGNUS.
SAPIENTER RETEN
LABORATORIVM
NEC TEMERE, NEC TIMIDE
TATVM, SVCCEDET ALIQVANDO.
RA/TIO
EXPE/RIEN/TIA.
FESTINA/LENTE
ORATORIVM/FELIX CVI/ יהוה/A CONSILIS.
HOC HOC AGENTIBVS/NOBIS ADERIT IPSE DEVS.
NE LOQUA/RIS DE DEO/ABSQ. LV./MINE.
DISCE BENE MORI
DORMIENS VIGILA.
Items portrayed in this file
depicts
image/jpeg
0cb485af69e2c53b8509a2376ad7b480949c1368
1,803,525 byte
1,782 pixel
1,750 pixel
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
current | 09:59, 22 December 2006 | 1,750 × 1,782 (1.72 MB) | wikimediacommons>Mattes | {{Information |Description='''Alchemist's laboratory''', engraving pictured in the book ''Amphitheatrum sapientiae aeternae'' written by Heinrich Khunrath |Source=http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/SpecialCollections/khunrath/labbig.html |Date=1595 |
File usage
There are no pages that use this file.
Metadata
This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it.
If the file has been modified from its original state, some details may not fully reflect the modified file.
Orientation | Normal |
---|---|
Horizontal resolution | 400 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 400 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows |
File change date and time | 23:54, 28 March 2006 |
Color space | Uncalibrated |