The Crowning of Nature Signed by Adam McLean

The Crowning of Nature  by Adam McLean Publishing: 2005 Magnum Opus Hermetic Sourceworks; Glasgow Limited Edition to 100 numbered copies of which this is #33 - Signed by Author  Magnum Opus Hermetic Sourceworks series No. 3.- "One of the most enigmatic of all alchemical works, The Crowning of Nature is a detailed description of the alchemical process, through a series of 67 stages which are pictured as taking place in retorts. The Crowning of Nature, which was well known in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, was never published as a printed book, but was widely circulated in manuscript form. For this first edition of the work, Adam McLean has consulted seven manuscript versions, and includes an English text that accompanies some versions. The Crowning of Nature provides a link between the soul development of Alchemy and the work of the physical process, as these illustrations are descriptive of both of these realms. The set of basic symbols undergoes a metamorphosis of form and co