Legendary accounts of Flamel's life are based on 17th-century works, primarily Livre des figures hiéroglyphiques. The essence of his reputation are claims that he succeeded at the two goals of #alchemy: that he made the philosopher's stone, which turns base metals into gold, and that he and his wife, Perenelle, achieved #immortality through the "Elixir of Life".
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