Keywords: Dell' elixir vitae 1624 Donato d'Eremita Plate 1 AQ14 (1).jpg Donato d'Eremita Napoli S Roncagliolo 1624 The caption reads NOBILISSIMO ANTIDOTO DELL' ELYXIR VITÆ Distilling found a home in the monastic workshop tradition The Neapolitan friar Donato d ™Eremita presented his Elixir of Life to distinguished visitors including natural philosophers and royal officials who were concerned about the use of the new technology in the traditional pharmacopoeia http //othmerlib chemheritage org/record b1033267~S6 Catalog Information From the copy in the Roy G Neville Historical Chemical Library http //www chemheritage org/ Chemical Heritage Foundation Downloaded with permission from the Chemical Heritage Foundation as part of the Wikipedian in Residence initiative Chemical Heritage Foundation http //www chemheritage org/ Chemical Heritage Foundation 1624 PD-old-100 PD-old-100 cc-by-3 0 Chemical Heritage Foundation Images from the Chemical Heritage Foundation Alchemy in the Wellcome Collection Alchemy books |