Splendor Solis (literally “The Splendor of the Sun” but also “The Splendor of the Soul”) is a manuscript dated around 1582 containing a well-known alchemical text and a series of stunning images. The earliest version, written in Central German, is dated approximately 1532–1535 and is currently housed at the Kupferstichkabinett Berlin at State Museums inContinue reading “Splendor of the Sun”
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Martin Merz’s Feuerwerksbuch
Martin Merz was a gun master who lived in the 15th century in modern-day Germany. He worked in the service of Frederick I, the victorious, Elector Palatinate. In 1469, he was the supreme canon master of Frederick’s army and remained in the service of Frederick’s successor, Philip the Upright, Elector Palatine of the Rhine. Between approximately 1460-1480,Continue reading “Martin Merz’s Feuerwerksbuch”