Alchemical Symbolism in the VMS

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Back to #1261‍  and the presented "Liber chronicarum, Nuremberg, 1493". I could only find one recognizable link to the meaning of the rainbows in an alchemical manuscript. At least Noah / Noach as a central figure of the flood is mentioned.




Wellcome Library, MS 4775, 1725 (?), You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.

It is about the book of Genesis, chapter 9 (God's covenant with Noah / Noach).
Gen. 9, 13: arcum meum ponam in nubibus et erit signum foederis [ inter me et inter terram ]
Gen. 9, 14: cumque obduxero nubibus caelum apparebit arcus meus in nubibus


The "Apparitio Iridis" is shown with the "Extractio Sulfuris". Starting at the illustration on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. (bottom left), one can assume that alchemical processes are described in the so-called "balneological section". Of course, there is no usual symbolism in the VMS which points to sulfur, mercury and salt (?), but green would surely be the color of choice.

Does anyone know a comparable, older source as MS 4775 ?