The Emerald Tablet

in Italian, author and translator unknown, 1857

An Italian translation of an alchemical text from 200 A.D., this book has since served as a basic alchemy text. Its core deals with the relationship between macrocosm and microcosm, extolling the maxim "As above, so below." Intuitive (or initiated) readers may realize that the alchemical practices described within the allegorical: the aim of the rituals are not to transform lead or base matter into gold, and bring him closer to the Divine. The Orne Library received its copy as part of the Second Pickman Bequest. (Johnson, Sam, and Sandy Antunes. "Miskatonic University: A Handbook to the Pride of Arkham." Chaosium, Oct. 2005. )