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As for me, I think the folio 79 (You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., v) may represent alchemical Nigredo. 
Possibly, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.: the cross - You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., the lying nymph with a ring - alchemical merriage and death (putrefication), the next one - a new foetus and, finally, alchemical siren (melusine) as born of new Philosophic Mercury. Fulcanelli wrote:
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Philosophia hermetica, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. 1790, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
“This emblem (equivalent in significance to the image of a Mermaid or Siren) shows the union of Sulphur (our Fish) and of the first Mercury (the Woman), from which results Philosophick Mercury” (p182).
As well, I associate the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. with these alchemical emblems:
The Philosophia reformata of J. D. Mylius. 1622. 01.
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The Philosophia reformata of J. D. Mylius. 1622. 06.
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Atalanta fugiens. Michael Maier. 1617
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Clavis artis. XVII c.
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Actually, many comparisons lead me to the "Philosophia reformata" emblems of Mylius, including f34v - You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.; You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. - You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.; You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. , You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. - You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.. It is too late for the VMs, so I'm very interested to find earlier sources, which could be sources for Mylius and for Maier, for example. Some my comparisons relate to illustrations of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view..
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