Traité du lapis des philosophes

Name:

Rouillhac, Philippe de; Duclos, Gaston; Le Tesson, Jacques

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1740/1778

Language:

French

Provenance:

Printed bookplate, Derieu, with ms. date 1778 (f. 1v).; Acquired, 1967.

Subject:

Alchemy -- Early works to 1800; Alchemy; Chemistry -- History; Chemistry; History

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Codices; Treatises; Manuscripts, French; Manuscripts, European; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

141 leaves : paper, illustrations; 164 x 110 (140 x 85) mm bound to 173 x 123 mm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Table of contents: 1. f.2r-21r: Traité du lapis des philosophes -- 2. f.22r-43r: Commentaire sur le lapis des philosophes...par le S[ieu]r [Gaston] Duclos -- 3. f.46r-71v: Oeuvre du cyon verd...par Jacques le Tesson -- 4. f.72r-111r: Deuxième dialogue sur la conduite des philosophes ou le grand cheriacque des philosophes par Jacques le Tesson, [and] Sommaire de la précédente conduite en forme de pratique -- 5. f.111v-141r: [Troisièm]e traité de Tesson.; Titles from headings.; Foliation: Paper, iii (contemporary paper) + 141 + iii (contemporary paper); [1-141]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto. Partial contemporary pagination in ink, 211-403, upper outer corners.; Script: Written in a cursive script by two hands, different paper begins on f. 46, with pencilled notes in another hand, and a description of the first work, attributed to Philippe de Rouillhac, written in a later hand on f. 1.; Decoration: Illustration of chemical apparatus (f. 30v).; Binding: Contemporary calf.; Origin: Written in France before 1778 (date on bookplate).; French.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 516