PCT4284936: Alchemist consulting his grimoires (magical - cabalistic formulas) under the eyes of an owl and a demon - the frame of the image is shaped by a snake bites its tail - Lettrine forming the letter O - illustration by Albert Robida (1848-1926) for a chapter head of the complete works of Rabelais -, Robida, Albert (1848-1926) / Bridgeman Images