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Title

De arte cabalistica, seu De magisterio magno philosophorum ... etc.

Call number

Ms. Codex 114
(Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Rare Book & Manuscript Library)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 1580512
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/1580512

Publisher

The University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Language

Latin

Origin

Date

16--

Place

Germany?

Summary

Alchemical work (f. 1r-31v). Also contains another work, Explicatio figurae heremeticae a Khunrahdo designatae (f. 33r-103v). This work includes a fold-out illustration (just before f. 33). Khunrahdus refers to Heinrich Khunrath, 1560-1605.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
   
• Title for manuscript from caption title for predominant work (f. 1r).
   
• Incipit and explicit of first work: (f. 1r) Dividitur hoc Magisterium in quatuor partes ... (f. 31v) ab omnibus calamitatibus eripit, tranquillitatem inducit, et animi vota praestat. Ita mirabilis est omnipotens Deus in operibus suis, cui laus, honor et gloria sempiterna sit. Amen.
   
• Incipit and explicit of second work: (f. 33r) Khunrahdus magnus philosophus hac figura tibi totum opus heremeticum perfectissime demonstravit ... (f. 103r) ne interim amittam BONA aeterna, fruarque IEHOVAH paterno, Fraternoque Amico, ad salutem catholicam, hic & in omnem Aeternitatem fructosissimam. Per et propter sapientiam ... [etc.] in secula seculorum Amen.
   
• The second work, Explicatio, is signed on p. 160 (f. 103v): "Amen. Ex Musaeo nostro. MERCURII TRIMEGISTAE S. PHILOSOPHIAE AMATOR fidelis. 1564." The manuscript is actually later in date than this.
   
• Forms part of: Edgar F. Smith Memorial Collection.
   

Extent

109 leaves, 1 folded leaf : 167 x 105 (129 x 75) mm. bound to 176 x 109 mm

Foliation

Paper, 109; [vi], 1-15, 15-24, 26-44, 33, 36-38, 49-62, [iv], 1-48, 51-56, 66, 57-87, 86-135, 156-160, [vi], contemporary pagination in ink; [iii, 1-103, iii], modern foliation in pencil, lower right recto. Catchwords on lower right corner. References in this record are to the modern foliation.

Support

Paper

Binding

17th century German[?] red morocco with gold stamps; Germany[?], 17th century. In generally good condition. Cover starting to separate at inside front hinge. Paper weakened and stained throughout by oxidation of the ink.

Decoration

Fold-out illustration of a seven-pointed star diagram with text (between f. 32-33).

Script

Written in a cursive script by a single hand.

Provenance

• Acquired, 1960.
   

Subjects topical

• Alchemy--Early works to 1800
• Cabala--Early works to 1800
• Chemistry--History

Genres

• Codices
• Diagrams
• Manuscripts, Latin--17th century
• Manuscripts, European

Licenses

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Decorations

• Inside back cover — Bookplate, Inside back cover