The Book of Lambspring, Concerning the Philosophical Stone.

Delphinas, Nicholas Barnaud

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(Bristol): LILLIPUT PRESS, n.d.. (25)ff. From an edition of 100 copies signed by the printer, Allan Armstrong. Illustrated with fifteen brilliantly hand-colored plates derived from the original text, an emblem book about spiritual alchemy that first appeared in manuscript form around the late sixteenth century. Characteristic of the emblematic style, each plate has a title or motto, and a related verse hinting at the significance of the images. Very fine in red morocco, gilt-stamped with the astrological symbol of Mercury. T.e.g. With the bookplate of the famed miniature book collector and scholar Kalman Levitan. (1 3/8 by 1 1/8; 34x28mm). (Item ID: 22570)