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Collection ID: 0002 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Ms. Codex 128 Arcana arcanorum

Title

Arcana arcanorum

Authors

Johannes, de Sole

Call number

Ms. Codex 128
(Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Rare Book & Manuscript Library)

Alternate identifiers

bibid: 1551752
http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/1551752

Publisher

The University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Language

German, with some Latin (including headings)

Origin

Written in Germany; late 17th to early 18th century.

Date: between 1675 and 1725
Place: Germany

Summary

First section after the proemium (f. 2r-3v) has the heading: Sequitur modo Viae Universalis Circum Scriptae Clara Explanatio Parabolice Declarata, atque in Sex Capita distributa (f. 3v). This section, in six chapters, covers f. 3r-11v. The next group of sections begins with the heading: Via Universalis seu Lapis Philosophorum (f. 12r); it is not clear whether this second heading applies to all of the text on f. 11r-24v.

Notes

Ms. codex.
Title and attribution from f. 2r. Zacour-Hirsch suggests that "Johannes de Sole" may be a pseudonym.
Incipit of proemium: (f. 2v) Nach dem der Allmechtige Gott Himel and [sic] Erden ge schaffen hat ...
First section, heading and incipit: (f. 3v) Caput primum / De Nostro Auro, Nostro Sulphure, et Nostro [Mercu]rio vulgi / Da ich einss mahles mit mir zu rath ging ... [In the heading for chapter 1 on f. 3r, "Mercurio" is written with the alchemical symbol for Mercury, plus the ending -rio.].

Extent

24 leaves : 160 x 102 (137 x 80) mm

Collation

Paper, 24; 1-3⁸; [1-24]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.

Support

Paper

Binding

Stab-sewn quires. Folios 1 and 24 are coming loose. Some leaves badly stained, especially from f. 16 to end.

Decoration

Diagrams (f. 16v, 24v).

Script

Written in a cursive script, possibly in the hand Johannes de Sole (f. 2r).

Provenance

Acquired, 1965.

Subjects topical

Alchemy--Early works to 1800
Chemistry--History

Genres

Codices
Diagrams
Manuscripts, German--17th century
Manuscripts, German--18th century
Manuscripts, European

Licenses

Text

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URL

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Text

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URL

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Decorations

fol. 16v — Diagram, f. 16v
fol. 24v — Diagram, f. 24v

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