Metamorphosis of the Planets (Alchemy Translations)($15.00Value)

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Johann de Monte-Snyder (1625-c.1670) was the author of a number of much respected alchemical texts. Adam McLean transcribed this work into modern English from an incomplete manuscript translation of the original German text, and translated anew from the printed version some sections missing in the manuscript. It is an elaborate alchemical allegory, with some astounding imagery. Isaac Newton was much impressed by this work and struggled to grasp its imagery