From Alchemy to Chemistry in Picture and Story by Arthur Greenberg (2007).pdf

FROM ALCHEMY TO

CHEMISTRY IN PICTURE

AND STORY

FROM ALCHEMY TO

CHEMISTRY IN PICTURE

AND STORY

ARTHUR GREENBERG

University of New Hampshire

Durham, NH

WILEY-INTERSCIENCE

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The artwork on the cover of the present book, which depicts an impoverished and ragged alchemist, is

from an engraved plate attributed to Augsburg printmaker Martin Engelbrecht (1684–1756) in the early

eighteenth century. It is one print in a series on the theme Die Ursachen der Verarmung (the causes of

impoverishment). We are grateful to William Schupbach, Wellcome Library (London), for providing

this information. The full plate, included as the first of 24 color plates in this book, has two brief poems

below the figure.

German (left-hand side; courtesy Heinz D. Roth)

One Who Was Impoverished Making Gold

From now on let laboratory work be cursed by me,

Ah, if only I had never tried it,

I have searched for the Philosopher's Stone in the fire,

And now I have found the Stone of Fools in my head,

Nobody ever got rich from making gold,

But many have ended up on a beggar's staff.

French (right-hand side; Arthur Greenberg)

A Pauper for the Sake Of Alchemy

I have searched in the fire to find a treasure,

And for that I have finally lost all my gold,

I am poor now and have reclaimed my life,

Easing the pain. Alas! What folly!

Take an example from this great misfortune,

Ah! I thus counsel you with all my heart.

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