An allegory of chemistry and nature Tower of Refuge issued in Russian [title page

issued in Russian [title page also in French] by the SociÚtÚ physico-chimique Russe (St

the small nuthatch

then peace and order would naturally resume

'Spoiling the Spoilers'

An allegory of chemistry and nature Tower of Refuge issued in Russian [title pageAllegorical plate showing a putto raking a smoking furnace around which is scattered chemical retorts and apparatus; with a crown, sword, mitre and other worldly treasures behind. The furnace leads upward in a three tiered pillar upon which are specimens of geology, plant life and animals. At the top is a multi breasted female figure [Nature?] with a pair of lions on her shoulders. Frontispiece to Actorum chymicorum Holmiensium Parasceve, id est