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Water of Life (Concept) - Source Library Encyclopedia

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Water of Life

Also known as: Aqua Vitae, Elixir of Life, Spirit of Wine

18 books·335 total mentions

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An alchemical term referring to a potent medicinal spirit, often distilled alcohol, believed to have restorative and life-prolonging properties.

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Appears in 19 Books

Lehigh Codex (15th c. Naples Alchemical MS)

Arnold of Brussels (compiler)

p. 356 p. 357 p. 358 p. 359 p. 360 p. 361 p. 362 p. 363 p. 364 p. 365

Musaeum Hermeticum (1677 Edition)

Various; ed. Luca Jennis

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p. 71 p. 72 p. 73 p. 74 p. 75 p. 76 p. 77 p. 78 p. 79 p. 80+23 more pages

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p. 1 p. 2 p. 3 p. 4 p. 5 p. 6 p. 7 p. 8 p. 9 p. 10

The Art of Gold-Making (Alchemy Anthology)

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p. 311 p. 312 p. 313 p. 314 p. 315 p. 316 p. 317 p. 318 p. 319 p. 320+25 more pages

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p. 181 p. 182 p. 183 p. 184 p. 185 p. 186 p. 187 p. 188 p. 189 p. 190+10 more pages

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p. 458 p. 459 p. 460 p. 461 p. 462 p. 463 p. 464

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p. 65 p. 66 p. 67 p. 68 p. 69 p. 70 p. 71 p. 72 p. 73 p. 74+13 more pages

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p. 1 p. 2 p. 3 p. 4 p. 5 p. 6 p. 7 p. 8 p. 9 p. 10

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p. 789 p. 790 p. 791 p. 792 p. 793 p. 794 p. 795 p. 796 p. 797 p. 798+3 more pages

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p. 1 p. 2 p. 3 p. 4 p. 5 p. 6 p. 7 p. 8 p. 9 p. 10+2 more pages

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p. 266 p. 267 p. 268 p. 269 p. 270 p. 271 p. 272 p. 273 p. 274 p. 275+7 more pages

Collectanea chymica: a collection of ten several treatises in chymistry

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p. 27 p. 28 p. 29 p. 30 p. 31 p. 32 p. 33 p. 34 p. 35 p. 36+10 more pages

Eröffnetes philosophisches Vatterhertz

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p. 56 p. 57 p. 58 p. 59 p. 60 p. 61 p. 62 p. 63 p. 64 p. 65+8 more pages

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p. 52 p. 53 p. 54 p. 55 p. 56 p. 57 p. 58 p. 59 p. 60 p. 61+13 more pages

Hermetischer Rosenkrantz

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p. 73 p. 74 p. 75 p. 76 p. 77 p. 78 p. 79 p. 80 p. 81 p. 82+7 more pages

Alchemica (German MS 1)

Anonymous

p. 21 p. 22 p. 23 p. 24 p. 25 p. 26 p. 27 p. 28 p. 29 p. 30+18 more pages

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p. 105 p. 106 p. 107 p. 108 p. 109 p. 110 p. 111 p. 112 p. 113 p. 114+5 more pages

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p. 147 p. 148 p. 149 p. 150 p. 151 p. 152 p. 153 p. 154 p. 155 p. 156+10 more pages

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