The emerald table is made of green emerald and sapphire.
Also known as the "Smaragdina Table", it is a legendary work attributed to Hermes and is said to contain the secrets of living matter and ways of transforming it.
European alchemists appreciated its importance on a high level, and considered it the basis of their arts in the Hermetic tradition.
It is mentioned in the painting that Hermes is the author of its content.
However, the first mention of the content of the painting appeared in Arabic in the period between the sixth and eighth centuries AD.
The text was translated into Latin in the twelfth century AD.
Hence, many translations and interpretations followed.
The multiple levels of meanings of the text of the painting led to the emergence and development of ideas about the Philosopher's Stone, laboratory tests,
Phase shift, great work (the basis for the creation of the Philosopher's Stone),The traditional element and the relationship between the macrocosome (the wide world, like the universe) and microcosm (small world, like an atom)
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