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The German physician, alchemist, kabbalist, and theosopher Heinrich Khunrath (ca. 1560–1605) is one of the most remarkable figures in the intellectual history of the Renaissance. His work, combining text and images in a new way, is a fusion of the contemporary currents of thought in which alchemy went hand-in-hand with philosophy and Lutheran heterodox theology. As a follower of Paracelsus, Khunrath was in search of both the secrets of nature and and the knowledge of God -- the “theosophy”. This

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Prof. Vladimir Karpenko, Ph.D. (1975), Professor Emeritus of Charles University, studied biophysical chemistry and history of chemistry. He has published in scientific journals and authored a textbook and monographs on both physical chemistry and the history of alchemy. Ivo Purš, Ph.D. (2011), Charles University, Prague, is a Researcher at the Institute of Art History, Czech Academy of Sciences. He has published articles and monographs on visual art of Late Renaissance, alchemical iconography, and illustrations in science literature. Martin Žemla, Ph.D. (2010), Charles University, Prague, is a Research Fellow at Palacký University, Olomouc, and teaches at the Charles University. He has published articles, translations, and monographs on German Mysticism, Paracelsianism, and Renaissance Neoplatonism.

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