Keywords: Mary's Bath 1528 detail AQ9 (1).tif Philippus Ulstadius Argentorati Arte et impensa Joannis Grienynger 1528 To distill alcohol ”called the fifth essence ”from wine Ulstad called for a balneum Mariae or Mary ™s bath named after the ancient alchemist Mary the Jewess A flask of wine is placed in a hot-water bath Above a jacket of cool water surrounds the alembic condenser To this day a double boiler is known as a bain-marie in French a bagno maria in Italian and a baño marÃa in Spanish http //othmerlib chemheritage org/record b1036934~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 1598 PD-old-100 PD-old-100 cc-by-3 0 Chemical Heritage Foundation Images from the Chemical Heritage Foundation Alchemy Alchemy books Medical book covers |