Anna Zieglerin and the Lion's Blood Richard Freeman Concentrating on eleven of the

Concentrating on eleven of the most important figures

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Through a meticulous exploration across twenty chapters

These instructive essays both address the questions and point the way toward further discussion

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Anna Zieglerin and the Lion's Blood Richard Freeman Concentrating on eleven of theIn 1573, the alchemist Anna Zieglerin gave her patron, the Duke of Braunschweig Wolfenbuttel, the recipe for an extraordinary substance she called the lion's blood. She claimed that this golden oil could stimulate the growth of plants, create gemstones, transform lead into the coveted philosophers' stone and would serve a critical role in preparing for the Last Days. Boldly envisioning herself as a Protestant Virgin Mary, Anna proposed that the lion's