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The Alchemical Transformations of the Mutus Liber (1677)
A 1677 alchemical text known as the Mutus Liber, or 'Silent Book', is drawing renewed attention. The wordless work tells its story entirely through a sequence of engravings depicting mysterious laboratory procedures, and has puzzled readers for centuries. A newly published online collection traces the book's transformations across editions and interpretations, inviting fresh debate about what its silent images actually instruct.
Why now: A public-domain archive has just published a collection examining the enigmatic 1677 wordless alchemical text, prompting discussion.
Mutus LiberPublic Domain Review
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