{"product_id":"a-new-light-of-alchemy-deluxe-edition-by-michael-sendivogius","title":"A New Light of Alchemy (deluxe edition) by Michael Sendivogius","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_LOWCAPS\"\u003eDeluxe 'Arcanum' edition, l\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eimited to 77 hand-numbered copies. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eHandbound in orange\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e goatskin leather by Ludlow Bookbinders. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eRaised bands and hand-tooling to the spine, with a black leather title inlay. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eStamped in black and gold foil on both sides, with a striking alchemical emblem on the front cover, featuring a Latin inscription derived from Rosicrucian manunscripts inspired by Sendivogius, and the alternative \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eTripus Chimicus Sendivogianus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e titling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEndpapers marbled in striking black, orange and gold pattern by Jemma Lewis. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncluding fourteen duotone illustrations. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eText set in Neacademia. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePrinted in duotone on Munken Pure Rough 100 gsm paper. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eDouble-folded orange and black head \u0026amp; tail bands and an orange silk ribbon. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePresented with an orange letterpress bookmark, stamped in gold, and a letterpress broadside featuring a 1763 engraved reproduction of the only genuine portrait of Michael Sendivogius.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmong the numerous early modern books on alchemy none was more popular and influential than Novum Lumen Chymicum, or A New Light of Alchemy by Michael Sendivogius. Consisting of four tracts, published anonymously between 1604 and 1616, it presents one of the most coherent systems of alchemical philosophy ever written, enchanting with its explanatory power and vivid description of the workings of Nature. Its impact was such that it gave rise to an entirely new ‘school’ of alchemy, centred around the Salt-Nitre theory, inspiring generations of Chymists to embark on their own quest for the “Water that wets not the hands.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Watkins Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59230089904502,"sku":null,"price":385.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/0635\/6656\/files\/IMG_7172.jpg?v=1793635808","url":"https:\/\/shop.watkinsbooks.com\/products\/a-new-light-of-alchemy-deluxe-edition-by-michael-sendivogius","provider":"Watkins Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}