Sunday, October 27, 2019

Kristina's notes on alchemy

Sources:

Alkemisten Christina, article by Karin Borgkvist Ljung at Stockholmskällan:

https://stockholmskallan.stockholm.se/post/31177

Riksarkivet, page 4 in K 429 (Nr 36)/Alchimia et Astrologia; Azzolinosamlingen; Kungliga arkiv

https://sok.riksarkivet.se/nad/?postid=Arkis+7cffa879-0ccb-49d4-a8be-ac58d745b94e&s=Balder



Throughout Kristina's adult life, she had an intense interest in alchemy. Here she has written three numbered notes in Italian above an illustration of an alchemical apparatus.

The notes:

1 se lurinale ha da esser di terra ò di vetro
2 se le materie han da esser Calcinate o solo limate
3 quante hore di foco si ha da dar

Swedish translation (by Marie Louise Rodén):

1 om kärlet skall vara av jord (lera) eller av glas
2 om materian (eller stoffet) skall kalcineras (det vill säga, brännas till aska eller kalk) eller bara pulveriseras
3 hur många timmar av eld man skall ge


Above: Kristina.

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