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- Basil Keys (1917-2009) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Production Manager Producer IMDbPro Starmeter See rank Basil Keys was born in 1917 in Rochford, Essex, England, UK. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for Zulu (1964), Sitting Target (1972) and Sword of the Valiant (1984).
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The Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine is a widely reproduced alchemical book attributed to Basil Valentine. It was first published in 1599 by Johann Thölde who is likely the book's true author. [1] It is presented as a sequence of alchemical operations encoded allegorically in words, to which images have been added.
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The 'Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine' is recognised as one of the most important and influential of alchemical works. It was first published in 1599 as a text only piece but achieved its widest distribution as part of a compendium the Tripus Aureus (Golden Tripod) edited by Michael Maier and published by Lucas Jennis at Frankfurt in 1618.
The Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine is a widely reproduced alchemical book attributed to Valentine, first published in 1599 by Johann Thölde. [2] It contains two parts, the second of which houses the twelve keys.
Nov 19, 2020 · The 'Twelve Keys' appears to have first been published in 'Ein kurtz summarischer Tractat, von dem grossen Stein der Uralten...', Eisleben, 1599, and a number of editions were issued during the 17th and 18th centuries, in Latin, French, English and German.
- A King on the left and Queen on the right, stand in an open landscape. The king holds a sceptre in his right hand, the Queen holds a three blossomed flower in her right and a peacock feather fan in her left.
- A winged Mercury stands holding a caduceus in each hand. To the left is a Sun and to the right a Moon, and at his feet a set of double wings.
- A winged dragon with coiled tail and pointed tongue stands in landscape with high mountains in the background. On the left behind the dragon, a wolf or fox, runs off holding a bird (possibly a hen) in its mouth and is attacked by a cockerel riding on its back.
- A skeleton stands on what appears to be a draped coffin. On the left a candle is burning, while on the right is a decaying stump of a tree. In the background is a church.
Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine. The 'twelve keys' is a famous work by the Basil Valentine, supposed to have been a Bendictine Monk-Adept of the 15th century. The Basil Valentine writings, however, emerge in the last decade of the 16th century.
The twelve keys are presented as a guide to the reader, offering insights into the transformative power of alchemy and its potential to bring about personal and spiritual growth. The book also includes practical exercises and meditations to help the reader apply these principles in their own life.
