--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: The earliest surviving manuscript…" description: "\"“The earliest surviving manuscript containing Artephius’ ‘Ars Sintrillia’ is from the seventeenth century, titled ‘Artetti ac Mininii Apologia in Artem..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/nicholas-clulee-196747_moon-and-stars_the-earliest-surviving-manuscript-contai_1667100.jpg" --- # The earliest surviving manuscript containing Artephius’… ![“The earliest surviving manuscript containing Artephius’ ‘Ars Sintrillia’ is from the seventeenth century, titled ‘Artetti ac Mininii Apologia in Artem Magicam’ under the heading ‘De Scientia Praeteritorum Praesentium ac Futuorum’. This describes the use of three vases of different materials filled…” quote by Nicholas Clulee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/nicholas-clulee-196747_moon-and-stars_the-earliest-surviving-manuscript-contai_1667100.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/nicholas-clulee-196747_moon-and-stars_the-earliest-surviving-manuscript-contai_1667100.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/nicholas-clulee-196747_moon-and-stars_the-earliest-surviving-manuscript-contai_1667100.jpg) > ““The earliest surviving manuscript containing Artephius’ ‘Ars Sintrillia’ is from the seventeenth century, titled ‘Artetti ac Mininii Apologia in Artem Magicam’ under the heading ‘De Scientia Praeteritorum Praesentium ac Futuorum’. This describes the use of three vases of different materials filled with water, wine and oil in which there are semi-precious stones. These are arranged in several ways with candles, and by the reflection of the rays of the sun, moon and stars into the liquids from several instruments, including a sword, make possible various kinds of divination, especially knowledge of the past, present and future”” [Nicholas Clulee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-clulee/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Ancient divination used water, wine, oil, stones, candles, and celestial reflections to seek knowledge of time, reflecting early scientific‑magical synthesis. **In simple terms:** Old method used liquids, stones, and light for divination. Key Takeaway Explore historical practices of divination. Themes history divination alchemy Type Divination:1 Moon and stars:1 Past present:0 Past present and future:1 Present and future:0 Sun moon:0 Rays Of The Sun:0 Containing Artephius:0 Kinds Divination:0 Divination Especially:0 Manuscript Containing:0 When to use this quote - Modern science may view these methods as pseudoscience. 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