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Title

Alchemical miscellany

Call number

Ms. Codex 117
(Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Rare Book & Manuscript Library)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 1580515
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/1580515

Publisher

The University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Language

Latin, with some Italian

Origin

Date

between 1675 and 1725

Place

Italy

Summary

Collection of alchemical works.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
   
• Title supplied by cataloger (Zacour-Hirsch).
   
• Forms part of: Edgar F. Smith Memorial Collection.
   

Watermark

At least two unidentified types, one with the initials GB in the gutter.

Extent

214 leaves : 185 x 122 (149 x 90) mm. bound to 191 x 127 mm

Collation

Paper, iii (contemporary paper) + 214 + iii (contemporary paper); 1-17¹², 18¹²( -2); 1-191, [192-214]; contemporary foliation in ink, modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto. Catchwords in lower right corner of every page.

Support

Paper

Binding

18th-century Italian parchment. Generally in good condition. Some damage and discoloration of the paper due to oxidation of the ink. Spine of cover deteriorating. Pastedowns pulling loose.

Decoration

Manicules throughout (for example, f. 13r).

Script

Written in a cursive script.

Provenance

• Acquired, 1953.
   

Subjects topical

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

Genres

• Codices
• Manuscripts, Latin--17th century
• Manuscripts, Latin--18th century
• Manuscripts, European

Licenses

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Table of contents

• fol. 1r — Minera philosophorum, f. 1r
• fol. 20r — Radius ab umbra, f. 20r
• fol. 47r — De arte chymica, et eius principiis f. 47r
• fol. 60r — De lapide philosophorum, f. 60r
• fol. 66v — Elegantia de opere philosophico, f. 66v
• fol. 68r — Ex theoriis Joannis Isacci Hollandi, f. 68r
• fol. 71r — In tractatu primo Oliveris de Oliveriis in cap. 13 de devotione, f. 71r
• fol. 73v — In bifolio metallico dicitur, f. 73v
• fol. 87r — Ex aphorismis Gebri, f. 87r
• fol. 97r — Expositio librorum Gebri et Raimundi Lulli, f. 97r
• fol. 105r — Expositiones alchemiae Gebri, f. 105r
• fol. 152v — Collection of short alchemical extracts, f. 152v
• fol. 158v — Tractatus Io[annis] Belye Angli, f. 158v
• fol. 167r — In dialogo Demogorgonis et Raimundi de Ligno vitae, f. 167r
• fol. 169r — Della sferza degl?Alchimisti, f. 169r
• fol. 181r — De fermento et multiplicatione, f. 181r
• fol. 192v — Practica, f. 192v
• fol. 197r — Index rerum notabilium, f. 197r

Decorations

• fol. 5v — Manicule, f. 5v
• fol. 9r — Manicule, f. 9r
• fol. 11v — Manicule, f. 11v
• fol. 12r — Manicule, f. 12r
• fol. 12v — Manicule, f. 12v
• fol. 13r — Manicule, f. 13r
• fol. 14v — Manicule, f. 14v
• fol. 16r — Manicule, f. 16r
• fol. 16v — Manicule, f. 16v
• fol. 29v — Manicule, f. 29v
• fol. 30r — Manicule, f. 30r
• fol. 91v — Manicule, f. 91v
• fol. 103v — Manicule, f. 103v
• fol. 105v — Manicule, f. 105v
• fol. 108r — Manicule, f. 108r
• fol. 108v — Manicule, f. 108v
• fol. 116r — Manicule, f. 116r
• fol. 116v — Manicule, f. 116v
• fol. 118r — Manicule, f. 118r
• fol. 120r — Manicule, f. 120r
• fol. 127v — Manicule, f. 127v
• fol. 134r — Manicule, f. 134r
• fol. 134v — Manicule, f. 134v
• fol. 136v — Manicule, f. 136v
• fol. 138r — Manicule, f. 138r
• fol. 140v — Manicule, f. 140v
• fol. 141v — Manicule, f. 141v
• fol. 144r — Manicule, f. 144r
• fol. 145v — Manicule, f. 145v
• fol. 146r — Manicule, f. 146r
• fol. 147r — Manicule, f. 147r
• fol. 147v — Manicule, f. 147v
• fol. 148v — Manicule, f. 148v
• fol. 149r — Manicule, f. 149r
• fol. 149v — Manicule, f. 149v
• fol. 151v — Manicule, f. 151v
• fol. 164r — Manicule, f. 164r
• fol. 175r — Manicule, f. 175r