Chemical Furnaces & Vessels — Wecher, 17th-Century French MS

ae. another square for four uessies distillation bladders.

ee. another triangular bath for three courges gourds.

another square for
ss four bladders.

b. the pertuis opening through which one pours the water into the baths.

ff. the iron grate which is at the bottom of the middle canal pipe.

The right page features two colored technical illustrations of chemical or alchemical apparatus and a symbolic diagram. The upper illustration shows a triangular basin, reddish-brown on the outside and green on the inside, supported by small wooden blocks. A detached triangular lid with four circular openings of varying sizes is shown beneath it. The basin is labeled with the letter "E" on both its left and right sides. The lower illustration depicts a rectangular, box-like apparatus on four feet, colored reddish-brown. On its top surface are several vertical vessels or pipes, some with green cone-shaped caps. A small red sphere sits atop the center pipe. This apparatus is labeled with the letter "f" on both sides. To the right of the lower apparatus is an alchemical symbol for Antimony, also representing the Earth: a circle containing several horizontal lines and topped with a cross, known as a globus cruciger.