July 14th, 2011
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/14/2011
Broadside, “ELIXIR DE LONGUE VIE”, 7”x9”, late 18th century, some dampstaining, else very good condition. The Elixir of Life (Elixir Vitae), also known as "potable gold" is an elixir of youth, a potion or a drink under the legendary would extend indefinitely the life or preserve her youth forever. The search for such purposes is an elixir of alchemy . Several myths have such a potion. We note, the myth of Enoch , Idunn Thoth and Hermes Trismegistus , who have consumed. This myth is also linked to the character of Al-Khidr in the Quran and it appears in texts from Nag Hammadi .
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