Epistola de lapide philosophorum, 1559

Name:

Podius, Milanutius

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1559

Description:

Letter on the philosopher's stone directed to "Dux illustrissime," written in one hand, in Rome, dated 1559 (f. 8r). Signature appears to be Milanutius Podius, cataloged by dealer under Poggio Milanucci, form of the name Milanutius Podius taken from Zacour-Hirsch. A sewn gathering of 8 bifolia with contemporary foliation in ink, modern foliation in pencil, 1-6, [7-8], upper outer corner. Ink oxidized.

Language:

Latin

Subject:

Alchemy -- Early works to 1800; Alchemy

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts, Renaissance; Manuscripts, Latin -- 16th century

Physical Description:

1 item (8 leaves) : paper

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Title from Zacour-Hirsch Catalogue.; Incipit: Cum dux ill[ustrissi]me sepius suis recordet quando simul super aliquibus Aristotilicis locis ratiocinando, pluries visum tibi fuisse, me illa, aut non intellegere, aut dicebas quod ego faciebam Aristotilem...; In Latin.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 360