Selections from "The Complaint of Nature
against [the] erronious Alchymist"
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Title
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Selections from "The Complaint of Nature
against [the] erronious Alchymist"
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Description
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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
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Creator
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William Backhouse
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Date
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1644
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Provenance
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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.
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Source
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University of Victoria Special Collections, call number QD23.4 A43
