Alchemical Symbolism in the VMS

[bi3mw]

There is a way to reorder folios so that all green pools are together, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. and You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. are the facing center pages (as suggested by Nick Pelling) and the number of bathing nymphs is increasing to show (maybe) the steps of a process

The idea of re-sorting the folios seems reasonable. However, I would not assume that the number of nymphs has to increase steadily. Rather I would assume that it goes something like: "add x, extract y, add z again" etc. . Whether it could be in principle repetitive or one processes ( with a beginning and an end ) would be to be checked.

I wish there was a schematic diagram of the production of aqua vitae on the net. Unfortunately, only illustrations of the individual apparatus are offered ( e.g. in the works of Hieronymus Brunschwig, Philipp Ulstad etc. ).

I mean something better then this
   
Reconstruction of a distillation furnace from excavated brick fragments, vessels and plugs, Museum der Alchemist, Kirchberg am Wagram, Austria (photo: M. Martinón-Torres)