Treatises of the true salt, the philosophers secrett, and of the generall spiritt of the world

Contributor:

Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine, 1604-1675 (dedicatee)

Name:

Nuisement, Clovis Hesteau, sieur de

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1650

Description:

Translation of Traittez de l'harmonie et constitution généralle du vray sel, secret des philosophes, et de l'esprit universelle du monde from the first French edition, "Printed in Paris by Jeremias Perier & Abdias Brisard ... Anno MDCXXI." Prefaced with an address "To the most high most mightie & most vertuous Prince Monseigneour ... Duke of Lorraine," signed de Nuisement. The work is divided into three books, the first book consists of Chapters 1-9 (p. 1-28), the second book consists of Chapters 1-4 (p. 29-125), and the third book is the conclusion, (p. 126-141).

Language:

English

Subject:

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

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

codices (bound manuscripts); treatises; Manuscripts, English; Manuscripts, European; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

80 leaves : paper; 196 x 151 (182 x 130) mm bound to 199 x 155 mm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title from title page (p. v); English title of the 1657 and 1658 printed editions translated by Robert Turner, as described in Ferguson's Bibliotheca chemica, II, p.148, is quite different.; Pagination: Paper, 80 leaves; [xvi], 1-141, [142-144]; contemporary pagination in ink, upper outer corners.; Script: Written in a cursive script by a single hand.; Binding: Contemporary sheepskin. Binding broken along spine, a few wormholes.; Origin: Written in England in the second half of the 17th century (Zacour-Hirsch).; English.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 501