The Vitriol Acrostic

The later alchemists held in superstitious reverence a so-called Riddle of the Stone, known as the Vitriol Acrostic (Fig. 13). This was oflen associated with the Emerald Table, and ascribed to the mysterious Basil Valentine. In it, around a central design, there is a Latin inscription signifying visit the inward parts of earth by rectifying thou shalt find the hidden Stone. The initial Latin... 

---