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Title

Heptameron des Ludowici Zypriani, de Mongold Arcanum Secretum, die Schaetze zu heben.

Authors

• Zypriani, Ludowici
• Charles Rainsford Collection of Alchemical and Occult Manuscripts (University of Pennsylvania)

Other related names

• Rainsford, Charles, 1728-1809, former owner
• Northumberland, Hugh Percy, Duke of, 1742-1817, former owner (http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr93028960)

Call number

Ms. Codex 1679
(3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206, University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9962935953503681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/913534470
• https://repository.upenn.edu/uniqueatpenn/23/ https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3bc3sx0n https://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/100000285

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania

Language

German

Origin

Date

between 1750 and 1799

Place

Germany?

Summary

Magical handbook with instructions for conjuring angels for the seven days of the week. Sections include information on magical circles, prayers to recite for conjurations, and lists of divine names with their corresponding hours.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
   
• Title from title page (f. 1r).
   

Extent

50 leaves : 187 x 118 (167 x 110) mm bound to 188 x 120 mm

Foliation

Paper, 50; [1-50]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.

Support

Paper

Binding

Contemporary marbled paper wrapper.

Layout

Written in 15-17 long lines.

Decoration

Several diagrams and tables (f. 6v, 20r, 27r, 28v, ); alchemical symbols in red ink throughout.

Script

Written in a cursive script by a single hand.

Provenance

• Formerly owned by Charles Rainsford (British army officer, fellow of the Royal Society, and alchemist); bequeathed by Rainsford to Hugh Percy, Second Duke of Northumberland.
   
• Owned by the 2nd through 12th Dukes of Northumberland, ms. 590, Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, 1809-2014.
   
• Sold at auction at Sotheby's (London), 15 July 2014, as part of Lot 411.
   

Subjects topical

• Angels--Early works to 1800
• Magic--Early works to 1800
• Magic
• Occultism--Early works to 1800
• Occultism
• Angels

Genres

• Codices (bound manuscripts)
• Manuscripts, German--18th century
• Manuscripts, European

Keywords

• 18th century
• German
• Germany
• Paper
• Magic

Licenses

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Table of contents

• fol. 48r — Blank leaves start
• fol. 50v — Blank leaves end

Decorations

• fol. 6v — Diagram, f. 6v
• fol. 20r — Diagram, f. 20r
• fol. 21v — Diagram, f. 21v
• fol. 25v — Table, f. 25v
• fol. 27r — Diagram, f. 27r
• fol. 28v — Diagram, f. 28v
• fol. 30r — Table, f. 30r
• fol. 30v — Table, f. 30v