Have teams read the passage and then use the description of the common alchemical symbols to create their own interpretation of the text. When teams have finished interpreting the passage ...

The manuscript in which it appears, one of the Ripley Scrolls, is the centrepiece of an exhibition on alchemical imagery. Originally scheduled to open this month at Princeton University Library in ...

using alchemical symbolism as a springboard to expand our own capacities as thinkers and makers. Together, we will perform in-class experiments and trace the philosophies of alchemy through its ...

In this theory, one of the first symbols to stand out is the Ouroboros, depicted as a red serpent closely tied to alchemy. This serpent, often linked to the creation of the Philosopher’s Stone ...

This exhibit centers around the development of alchemy and alchemical imagery up to its golden age and includes the two Ripley Alchemical Scrolls, the second of which is a new Princeton University ...

Scholars found the strange symbolism impenetrable, and they often spent lifetimes trying to decipher the ancient knowledge contained within. Alchemy surged in popularity during the Renaissance in ...