by Victor Shaw (Editor), Unknown Unknown (Author)

The 'Ripley scroll' or 'Ripley Scrowle' is a paramount alchemical work of the 15th century as it depicts the mystical and laborious process for the pursuit of the Philosopher's Stone. A legendary substance that can turn base metals into gold and can also be used in the making of the elixir of life, providing its possessor with prolonged life or even Immortality. This Facsimile contains a detailed enhanced scan of the entire scroll on a continuous page-by-page format and a chapter with the scroll's interpretation and transcription.