The Sixth Key of Basil Valentine, legendary 15th century German monk and alchemist, 1651. Artist: Unknown

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The Sixth Key of Basil Valentine, legendary 15th century German monk and alchemist, 1651. The marriage of the alchemical king (gold) and queen (silver) and the process of distillation in a furnace using an alembic in a water bath or bain marie. From Von dem grossen Stein Uhralten by Basil Valentine. (Strasbourg, 1651).

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