There's a larger version of this book I remember reading, but this particularly volume trades off some detail in the individual drawing for a far more portable and convenient size. Lots of beautiful imagery and a little bit of history as well.

Suprise, this inexpensive and easy to find book contains a cornacopia of alchemical and mystical diagrams from obscure texts. The author respects the material and only gives teases to their decipherment. For the money this is a darn good little book. ( )

I got this for the pictures so that I could make LJ icons. And for that, it has been EXCELLENT. ( )

Wonderful and hard-to-find illustrations from the Middle Ages till today about the Great Work. Sparse but intelligent captions allow you to make your own conclusions and connections. ( )

This is a book of pictures, mainly symbolising the tortuous processes that alchemists followed in their labs. ( )