Collection begins with section from Franciscus Onuphrius Marsciano's Clavis arcis hermetis; it contains extracts from Jean Jacquet Manget's Bibliotheca chemica and other sources and covers a considerable area of the corpus of alchemical literature, including Basilius Valentinus, Daniel Mylius, Seger Weidenfeld, Ceasare della Riviera, etc. Volume opens with Catalogus tractatium totius operis, a detailed list of the contents of the entire work.; 1. f.2r-7v: Catalogus Tractatum totius Operis. -- 2. f.10r-70v: a. Materia remota, Onuphrius, etc.. -- 3. f.73r-86v: A. Materia remota, Mangeti Bibl. Chem.. -- 4. f.89r-101v: B. Prima preparatio Materia remota ad viam humidam. -- 5. f.105r-110r: C. Via sicca, Onuphrius, etc.. -- 6. f.117r-121v: D. Spiritus vini preparatio ad viam humidam. -- 7. f.127r-129r: E. Spiritus Aceti preparatio ad viam humidam. -- 8. f.133r-138v: F. Salis extractio per viam humidam. -- 9. f.145r-158r: G. Salis volatilizatio per viam humidam. -- 10. f.161r-165v: H. Mercurius duplicatus ... Quinta essentia. -- 11. 171r-188r: J.K. Opus cum Auro. -- 12. f.195r-225v: L. Duratio totius operis ... -- 12. f. 231r-245v: M.N. Vas, sigillum hermeticum, furnes, et materia preparato introductio ... -- 13. 247r-260r: O. Ultima Decoctionis Finis. -- 14. f.263r-280v: P. Multiplicatio, ligamen, projectio. -- 15. f.287r-298r: Q. Medicina rubra ... -- 16. f.299r-301v: R. Medicina alba ... -- 17. f.305r-306v: S. Libri ...
Language:
Latin
Provenance:
Provenance: "Il presente volume proviene della bibl. del Cav. Rossi" [18th century]; Godefr. Rivius [Rivio?], 1845.
309 leaves : paper, illustrations; 309 x 210 mm bound to 318 x 230 mm + 8 notes and 1 booklet
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Notes:
Title supplied by cataloger (Zacour-Hirsch).; 8 leaves laid in include: a sonnet, Materia Filosofia Sonetto, (1 leaf) and a note (1 leaf) laid inside the front cover; 5 leaves laid in between f. 47 and f. 48 (p. 76-77, section a.), 4 of these are illustrations of apparatus; and one leaf laid in between f. 79 and f. 80 (p. 14-15, section A.).; An additional item laid inside upper cover is a booklet, 8 leaves, sewn, containing recipes for various remedies, in Italian.; Foliation: Paper, 309; [xviii], 1-122, [iv], 1-28, [iv], 1-26, [vi], 1-11, [x], 1-10, [x], 1-5, [vi], 1-12, [xii], 1-27, [iv], 1-10, [v], 1-35, [xii], 1-62, [x], 1-30, [ii], 1-27, [iv], 1-36, [vi], 1-23, 1-6, [vi], 1-4, [iv], contemporary pagination in ink, upper outer corners; [1-309], modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto. References in this record are to modern foliation.; Layout: Written in 2 columns with the left hand column reserved for notes, page references, symbols, etc.; a few pages have two full columns of text.; Script: Written in a cursive script by what appears to be a single hand.; Decoration: A few illustrations, mostly drawings of alembics, other alchemical apparatus, and furnaces, some drawings on smaller leaves laid in and tipped in.; Watermarks: Several watermarks including BEINETTE, PC, and others.; Binding: Contemporary boards. Surfaces of both covers are torn. Final two sections (Q., R.) water damaged with circular stain on lower right hand corner of page, text is legible.; Origin: Written in Italy in the 18th century (Zacour-Hirsch).; Latin, with some sections in Italian, several leaves in French.
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Oversize Ms. Codex 503
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