Critical History of Nicolas Flamel and His Wife Pernelle (1761) - Page 9

An engraving depicts Nicolas Flamel within a rectangular frame. Flamel is shown kneeling in prayer with his hands pressed together. He wears a long, hooded robe with wide, hanging sleeves, which was the standard attire for a medieval scholar or a member of the professional middle class in the 14th century. The figure is visible from the knees up. A caption box containing several lines of text is positioned below the portrait.

Nicolas Flamel, Writer and Sworn BooksellerA bookseller who was officially licensed by and swore an oath to the University of Paris, granting him specific legal and tax privileges.

at the University of Paris, died in 1418.

based on the portrait that was formerly at the Church of Saint Geneviève of the Ardens.original: "Ste Geneviève des Ardens." This was a small church on the Île de la Cité in Paris, named for a miracle involving the "burning sickness" or ergotism.