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Mutus Liber
Altus (attributed to Isaac Baulot)
Mutus Liber
Free full textAttributed1677Gallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France)
The “Silent Book”: an alchemical work first printed at La Rochelle in 1677, told almost entirely through a sequence of engraved plates with no explanatory text. Its author signs as “Altus”; library catalogues identify him with Isaac Baulot. The plates present the alchemical work as a laboratory sequence carried out by a man and a woman, framed by celestial imagery.
Sources & Editions
3 documented copies, ranked by holding institution, verification status and format. Sophia Aporrheta links to each holding institution; it does not host the files.
Wellcome Collection
https://wellcomecollection.org/works/tahnbnfa
Preferred copyVerified · Sep 26, 2026Institutional library Online ReaderLatinLa Rochelle, 1677 — first editionPublic Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
About this archiveLibrary of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/10018432/
Available at source (automated check blocked) · Sep 26, 2026Institutional library Online ReaderLatin1702 editionNo known restrictions (Library of Congress)
About this archiveGallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France)
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k15122214
Rate limited during check · Sep 26, 2026Institutional library Online ReaderLatinLa Rochelle, 1677 — first editionPublic Domain
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