Ms. Codex 1696 Medical and philosophical compendium.
Title
Medical and philosophical compendium.Authors
- 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 1696(3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206, University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts)
Alternate identifiers
Publisher
University of PennsylvaniaLanguage
English, with some Greek and a few words in HebrewOrigin
Written in Gibraltar[?] in the second half of the 18th century.
- Date
- between 1750 and 1799
- Place
-
Gibraltar?
Summary
Collection of works copied by Charles Rainsford that includes texts on the Druze people and their religion, classical philosophers, and a final section of medical recipes and remedies. Also includes a partial list of contents (p. 30). There is a cracked but intact red wax seal on p. 80.
Notes
- Ms. codex.
- Title supplied by cataloger.
Extent
138 leaves : 193 x 158 (165 x 115) mm bound to 200 x 168 mmFoliation
Paper, 138 leaves; [1-240, 1-3, 3-35]; contemporary pagination in ink, upper outer corners.Support
PaperBinding
Contemporary parchment.Script
Provenance
- Owned by the 2nd through 12th Dukes of Northumberland, ms. 610-614, Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, 1809-2014 (bookplate, inside upper cover; stamps throughout).
- 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.
- Sold at auction at Sotheby's (London), 15 July 2014, as part of Lot 411.
Subjects topical
- Alchemy--Early works to 1800
- Alchemy
- Druzes--Early works to 1800
- Philosophy--Early works to 1800
- Philosophy
- Occultism--Early works to 1800
- Druzes
- Occultism
Genres
- Codices
- Manuals (instructional materials)
- Prescriptions
- Manuscripts, European
- Manuscripts, English
- Seals (artifacts)
Keywords
- 18th century
- English
- Paper
- Science -- Medicine
- Philosophy
Licenses
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