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Alchemical Tartar
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Construction note
A historical alchemical sigil for a substance, metal or operation.
About this symbol
- Meaning
- Tartar — the lees and crust of wine.
- Culture / origin
- European & Arabic alchemy
- Era
- Medieval to early-modern (c. 8th–18th century)
- Historical context
- Alchemists used a shared sign-language for substances and processes for centuries before modern chemical notation.
Historical scientific notation in the public domain.
Tags
alchemysubstanceesotericchemistry
SVG source
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