Alchemical treatise concerning the creation of the philosopher's stone (p. 72) and on transmutation of metals such as gold, silver, lead, and mercury. Also includes a table of contents (p.169).
Date:
1750
Description:
Purchased with support from the B. H. Breslauer Foundation.
Sold at auction at Sotheby's (London), 15 July 2014, as part of Lot 411.; Owned by the 2nd through 12th Dukes of Northumberland, ms. 583, 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.
124 leaves : paper; 211 x 150 (172 x 110) mm bound to 225 x 161 mm + 16 notes
Personal Name:
Rainsford, Charles, 1728-1809, former owner.; Northumberland, Hugh Percy, Duke of, 1742-1817, former owner.
Corporate Name:
Charles Rainsford Collection of Alchemical and Occult Manuscripts (University of Pennsylvania)
Rights:
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Notes:
Ms. codex.; Origin: Written in Italy in the second half of the 18th century.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Foliation: Paper, i (contemporary paper) + 124 + ii (contemporary paper) leaves; [xxxvi], 1-11, [v], 12-22, [v], 23-29, [v], 30-39, [vi], 41-56, [iv], 57-64, [iv], 65-71, [v], 72-122, [i], 123-152, [ii], 153-168, [169-176]; contemporary pagination in ink, modern pagination in pencil, upper outer corners.; Layout: Written in 19-20 long lines; ruled in red pencil or crayon.; Script: Written in a cursive script by a single hand, with marginal notes in a second hand.; Binding: Contemporary parchment.; Decoration: Manicules throughout (for example, p. 115).; Latin and Italian.
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