Re: VMs: RE: Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 17:27:28 -0400

[Adam McLean <alchemy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Finally: I'm fascinated by the complex figure right at the end (f89r) - can anyone tell me what it is supposed to mean?
>http://dewey.library.upenn.edu/sceti/ljs/PageLevel/index.cfm?ManID=ljs382&Page=177
>
>All in all, it has everything you ever wanted from a straight-down-the-line alchemical manuscript. :-)

Such alchemical trees appear in a number of alchemical
diagrams. There are, for example, a number found in  pseudo-Lull 
alchemical manuscripts. They usually show the relationship 
between  various alchemical processes and substances. 
This diagram may  illustrate ideas presented in the earlier 
part of the manuscript. 

Adam McLean


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