Alchemical symbolism: toad and serpent represent two basic types of element, fixed and earthy (toad) and the volatile (serpent). Flying eagle represents Sublimation. From Elias Ashmole 'Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum' London 1652. Engraving.

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Alchemical symbolism: toad and serpent represent two basic types of element, fixed and earthy (toad) and the volatile (serpent). Flying eagle represents Sublimation. From Elias Ashmole 'Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum' London 1652. Engraving.

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