Oroboros in an 18th cent. Jewish manuscript

thanks to Aharon Varady

J. Coulthart on Alchemical illustration

"As Borges considered metaphysics to be a branch of fantastic literature it’s possible to consider this kind of alchemical illustration as a branch of fantastic art."
feuilleton -- Atalanta Fugiens

Alphabetic Body in F.M. Van Helmont's Alphabet of Nature