Some ancient and medieval alchemical texts leave clues to the supposed physical appearance of the philosopher's stone, specifically the red stone.

The material is diverse, being intended as a single body of work containing all significant alchemical texts of its time.

The various sphere sigils are, in whole or in part, symbols taken from alchemical texts.

The legend presented in the Manifestos has been interpreted symbolically (as were all hermetic and alchemical texts of those times).

Alchemy has had a long standing relationship with art, seen both in alchemical texts and in mainstream entertainment.

Within the first group are the illuminations and emblems found within the alchemical texts themselves.

An alchemical text was not simply or mainly a means of conveying chemical knowledge, and certainly not of doing it succinctly.

Cleopatra is also used as a character within the dialogue of the alchemical texts themselves.

Artephius (Artefius) (c. 1150) is a writer to whom a number of alchemical texts are ascribed.

He is best known for the attribution to him of Margarita preciosa novella, from around 1330, an influential alchemical text.