[Alchemical miscellany]

Title:

[Alchemical miscellany]

Abstract:

Collection of articles, excerpts, and recipes, with references to Paracelsus and the Archidoxa, mercury, sulfur, coagulation, and distillation. Titles include Regulae ex summa (f. 2r), Ramus aureus (f. 7r), and Tinctura physicorum (f. 45r).

Description:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Fund.

Format:

59 leaves : paper; 155 x 98 mm bound to 160 x 110 mm.

Identifier:

(OCoLC)ocn915085978; (OCoLC)915085978; (PU)6148396-penndb-Voyager

Language:

Latin, with one recipe in German (f. 34v).

Provenance:

Sold by Jeffrey D. Mancevice (Worcester, Massachusetts), 2014.

Publisher:

[Naples?], [1700-1725?]

Subject:

Alchemy -- Early works to 1800.; Chemistry -- Early works to 1800.; Codices.; Excerpts.; Recipes.; Manuscripts, Latin; 18th century.; Manuscripts, European.

Type:

Manuscript

Personal Name:

Paracelsus,

Call Number:

Ms. Codex 1715

Collection:

Penn in Hand: Selected Manuscripts