Selections from "The pleasant Founteine of Knowledge"

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Title
Selections from "The pleasant Founteine of Knowledge"
Description
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.
Creator
William Backhouse
Date
1644
Provenance
Part of a personal notebook handwritten by Elias Ashmole. The physical manuscript is currently housed in the Bodleian Library in Oxford. Microfilm acquired by UVic for Dr. Robert Schuler.
Source
University of Victoria Special Collections, call number QD23.4 A43
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