Triumphal Chariot of Antimony

Attributed to Basil Valentine, this celebrated alchemical work focuses on antimony as a key substance in both medicinal and transmutational alchemy. It is historically significant for its role in early modern chemical medicine, and readers will find detailed treatment of antimonial preparations alongside allegorical and devotional passages that frame the material.

Basil Valentine is the name traditionally attached to a body of early modern alchemical writings, especially texts influential in the history of alchemy and chemical symbolism. Whether a single historical author existed under this name is uncertain, but the works associated with it became important in later esoteric and alchemical traditions.