Ms. Codex 1675 Alchemical compendium
Title
Alchemical compendiumAuthors
- Fludd, Robert, 1574-1637
- Llull, Ramon, 1232?-1316
- Valentine, Basil
Other related names
- Rainsford, Charles, 1728-1809, former owner
- Northumberland, Hugh Percy, Duke of, 1742-1817, former owner
Call number
Ms. Codex 1675(Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Rare Book & Manuscript Library)
Alternate identifiers
- bibid: 6293543
- http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/6293543
Publisher
The University of Pennsylvania LibrariesLanguage
Latin and German, with occasional words in Greek and EnglishOrigin
Written in Italy in the second half of the 18th century.
- Date
- between 1750 and 1799
- Place
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Italy?
Summary
Compendium of alchemical treatises by various authors. Includes a list of contents (p. i). Sections discuss subjects such as the properties of light, phosphorus, and mystical numbers, with references to noted alchemists such as Robert Fludd, Ramon Llull, Basil Valentine, and many others.
Notes
- Ms. codex.
- Title supplied by cataloger.
Extent
150 leaves : 305 x 221 mm. bound to 314 x 225 mmFoliation
Paper, 150 leaves; [iv]; 1-296; contemporary pagination in ink, upper outer corners. Front and back pastedowns are detached from boards.Support
PaperBinding
Contemporary parchment.Script
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. 586, Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, 1809-2014 (bookplate, inside upper cover; stamps throughout).
- Sold at auction at Sotheby's (London), 15 July 2014, as part of Lot 411.
Subjects topical
- Alchemy--Early works to 1800
- Occultism--Early works to 1800
Genres
- Codices
- Drawings
- Treatises
- Manuscripts, Latin--18th century
- Manuscripts, European
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Section: Table of contents, p. i

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Decoration: Diagram, p. 245

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