Skip to main content

SourceLibrary^Beta

Collections Gallery Browse Explore Reading Room Podcast

This library is built in the open.

If you spot an error, have a suggestion, or just want to say hello — we’d love to hear from you.

Library

Browse Books
Browse A–Z
Gallery
Collections
Explore
Search

About

About
Translation Census
Progress
Research Notes
Privacy
Terms

Participate

Contribute
SupportDonate
Developers

SourceLibrary^Beta

Collections Gallery Browse Explore Reading Room Podcast

SourceLibrary^Beta

Collections Gallery Browse Explore Reading Room Podcast

Wellcome Collection

Wellcome Collection in London is a free museum and library exploring health, life, and our place in the world. Their digital collections include medical manuscripts, alchemical texts, and works on the history of science and medicine.

11 translated booksSanskrit, German, English, Hindi, Latinwellcomecollection.org

Illustrations

A yogi in a seated meditative pose, illustrating the subtle body and its energy centers (chakras).

Anatomical cross-section of the human head with labels for parts of the brain, throat, and spine in English.

Esoteric diagram of the Muladhara (Aadhar) Chakra, featuring the elephant Airavata, the deities Brahma and Dakini, geometrical shapes (square and triangle), and Sanskrit Bija mantras on four petals, surrounded by a complex network of nadis.

A seated yogi in a meditative pose depicting the subtle body and the system of chakras.

A circular diagram of a mechanical wheel with curved spokes and weights.

Hand-drawn technical diagram of a hydraulic or alchemical apparatus featuring two vessels connected by a series of tubes.

A decorative woodcut vignette of a peacock perched on a stone balustrade.

See all illustrations

Contributing Libraries

These institutions provided the physical books digitized through Wellcome Collection.

Wellcome Collection(8)

All Books

11 books from Wellcome Collection

Illustrated Description of the Six Chakras

Illustrated Description of the Six Chakras

Swami Hansa Swaroop

1900•63 pages•Sanskrit

Energy Centers and Channels in the Shiva Tradition

Energy Centers and Channels in the Shiva Tradition

Unknown

1900•10 pages•Hindi

Description of the Six Chakras

Description of the Six Chakras

Purnananda Yati

1577•88 pages•Sanskrit

Light on the Yoga of Force with Commentaries

Light on the Yoga of Force with Commentaries

Svatmarama

1450•200 pages•Sanskrit

Medical Miscellany

Medical Miscellany

Unknown

1450•598 pages•Italian

A Most Rare Compendium of the Whole Magical Art

A Most Rare Compendium of the Whole Magical Art

Anonymous

1775•112 pages•Latin

The Seven Holy Pillars of Eternity

The Seven Holy Pillars of Eternity

Adam Michael Birkholz

1783•140 pages•German

The Jewel of Desire

The Jewel of Desire

Nityānātha

1899•368 pages•Sanskrit

The Jewel Mine of Mercury

The Jewel Mine of Mercury

Nityānātha Siddha

1350•233 pages•Sanskrit

The Essence of Mercury

The Essence of Mercury

Govindācārya; ed. Jādavjī Trikamjī Ācārya

1912•143 pages•Sanskrit

The Game of the Chesse (Caxton, facsimile)

The Game of the Chesse (Caxton, facsimile)

William Caxton (trans. Jacobus de Cessolis)

1483•200 pages•English

All book images and metadata are sourced from Wellcome Collection. Original provenance is preserved for every page. Source Library provides OCR transcription, translation, and indexing as a scholarly service.