DEE BOOK Over the next month I will be binding up a small batch of 10 copies of the John Dee 'Five books of Mystical Exercises', number 20 in the Magnum Opus series. This is a limited edition of 250 copies and as I only have a few copies left to sell, I thought it best to give my regular customers first chance at buying a copy. Please email me if you want to reserve a copy, and I will contact you when the books are ready. http://www.alchemy.dial.pipex.com/mohs20.html ____________________________________________ PAINTINGS I am trying to decide whether or not to sell some of my oil paintings. These are detailed copies of original alchemical illustrations, and each painting has taken many weeks of work. No one else is making such paintings so they are entirely unique. As I am a recognised authority on alchemical symbolism I expect that these paintings will increase in value as I get older and am unable to undertake such work. I was hoping that I might have been able to keep these to help provide some money for my old age but now I wonder if I should sell these in order to support my ongoing research and work with alchemical material. If there is enough interest I may set up an auction of up to six of these paintings later this year. If you are interested in taking part in such an e-mail auction please contact me so I can decide whether or not to proceed with this. These will be expensive items - each paintings representing at least two or three weeks of my time plus a lifetimes worth of experience. http://www.alchemy.dial.pipex.com/paintings ____________________________________________ RIPLEY SCROLL In January this year a copy of the Ripley scroll was sold at Sotheby's in London for £205,000 (UK pounds) or $300,000. I would be happy to make a facsimile of the Ripley Scroll to order. So if anyone would like to commission me to make such a facsimile, then please get in contact. You can see two parts of my own version on : http://www.levity.com/alchemy/ripscrl1.html http://www.levity.com/alchemy/ripscrl1.html I may be willing to accept commissions to make facsimile paintings of other alchemical imagery. ____________________________________________ STUDY COURSES Finally, can I remind you about my study courses on alchemy. The first or foundation course on the interpretation of alchemical symbolism has been available for over a year. This is sent out by email every two weeks in the form of an attached file and incorporates much graphic material, using many of my hand coloured emblems. http://www.levity.com/alchemy/study_courses.html A second course on alchemical sequences is now underway and I plan others to begin next year. ____________________________________________ With my best wishes, Adam McLean ---------------------- E Mail : alchemy@dial.pipex.com Web site: http://www.levity.com/alchemy/home.html Alchemy Web bookstore: http://www.alchemy.dial.pipex.com Paintings: http://www.alchemy.dial.pipex.com/paintings Study Course: http://www.levity.com/alchemy/study_courses.html