"Ut Salamandra vivit igne sic lapis." (Like the Salamander the stone lives in the fire). This is Emblem 29 from "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier (1568-1622). The salamander was thought to have mystical properties and was a significant symbol in the pseudo-science of alchemy. Michael Maier was a German physician and counselor to Rudolf II Habsburg, and an alchemist, epigramist, and amateur composer. His Atalanta fugiens, an alchemical emblem book, was published in 1617. Alongside images, poems, and discussion, it included fifty pieces of music in the form of fugues, the form itself being a p
"Ut Salamandra vivit igne sic lapis." (Like the Salamander the stone lives in the fire). This is Emblem 29 from "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier (1568-1622). The salamander was thought to have mystical properties and was a significant symbol in the pseudo-science of alchemy. Michael Maier was a German physician and counselor to Rudolf II Habsburg, and an alchemist, epigramist, and amateur composer. His Atalanta fugiens, an alchemical emblem book, was published in 1617. Alongside images, poems, and discussion, it included fifty pieces of music in the form of fugues, the form itself being a pun on Atalanta ("fleeing"). Michael Maier had a strong influence on Sir Isaac Newton.
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