Woodcut of a still used to make medicinal spirits
Numéro d’image : 11866970
| Medicinal distillation. Medieval apothecary using bellows on the furnace of a still used to make medicinal spirits. Flasks containing wine were placed in the opening above the furnace. Alcohol,being more volatile than water,would evaporate first and be collected in a flask (at right). Medieval texts claimed that alcohol should be distilled at least seven times before it could be used as medicine. Alcoholic spirits were known as Aqua Vitae ("water of life"). They were thought to be materialised life-force because,as an antisep- tic,they cured infected wounds. Spirits were widely used in medicines and ointments for a variety of illnesses. Image taken from a 1512 book | |
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| Taille de l’image : | 2470 px × 3538 px |
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