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St. Margaret in Prison With the Dragon—from the Prayer Book of Anne de Bretagne, depicting a dragon being decimated by the power of St. Margaret’s purity (Jean Poyer, late 15th century).
(photographed by Collin Colsher, Morgan Library & Museum, New York City, 2018).
Cover to Marie-Louise von Franz’s Alchemy: An Introduction to the Symbolism and the Psychology (artist unknown, cover design by Daryl Sharp & Ann Yeoman, 1980).
(via Daisyroots Books)
Section of the Ripley Scroll—based on 15th century imagery by George Ripley (artist unknown, 16th century).
(via Motherboard)
Baphomet Rex Mundi (Barry William Hale, 21st century).
(via Spiral Nature Magazine)
Pages from The Compound of Alchymy; or, the Twelve Gates leading to the Discovery of the Philosopher's Stone (Liber Duodecim Portarum)—as reprinted in J.J. Mangetus’ Bibliotheca Chemica Curiosa, 1702 CE (George Ripley, originally completed in 1471 CE).
Liber Figurarum, Il Drago dalle Sette Teste (Joachim of Fiore AKA Joachim of Flora AKA Gioacchino da Fiore, late 12th century CE).
(via Panoramio)
Dragon inside a letter O from a page within the Significationes diver Sorum verborum S. Scriptirea, a Diocese of Utrecht hand-written manuscript (Alain de Lille, circa 1400-1480).
