The Solidonius Manuscript Signed by Adam McLean

The Solidonius Manuscript translated from French by Vincent Marley with introduction and facsimile colored illustrations by Adam McLean Publishing: 2008 Magnum Opus Hermetic Sourcework; Glasgow Limited Edition to 100 numbered copies of which this is #55 - Signed by Adam McLean No other copies currently listed online. Magnum Opus Hermetic Sourcework No. 35- The Solidonius series of eighteen watercolour emblems is an obscure alchemical work existing in at least sixteen manuscripts. It dates back to 1541, but the early version was rediscovered and reworked during the 18th century revival of interest in alchemical works in France. At the core of the emblem sequence is a strange meeting and merging of two figures. In other alchemical works, such as the Rosarium philosophorum, which is in fact contemporary with the early version of the Solidonius, this occurs through the figure of a hermaphrodite. Here we do have a meeting of male and female figures, but also a conjoining of two male figure