Reproductions of six Aubrey Beardsley illustrations for Lysistrata, a play by Aristophanes. These illustrations are not from The Yellow Book; however, they do provide an excellent example of the bawdy and erotic characteristics of Beardsley's art style.
A handwritten alchemical manuscript of "The Centre of Nature Concentrated," which describes the search for the salt of nature. Attributed to Ali Puli, but likely written by the German Johann von Hellwig.
An alchemical poem originally written in French by a pseudonymous writer. It describes Nature personified chastising an arrogant alchemist about his quest for the Philosopher's Stone
An alchemical poem originally written in 1413 in French and translated in the seventeenth century. Describes the allegorical journey of an alchemist through the garden of knowledge to discover the Philosopher's Stone.
