Secreta des Doctr. Krugs

Name:

Krug, Theodor Christoph

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1700

Description:

Collection of alchemical formulas, numbered from 1 to 231, including items such as "Dr. Kruegs arcana magica."

Language:

German

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Gustav Wahrendorf, Eisleben, 1910 (signature, f. 1r).

Subject:

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

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Codices; Recipes; Manuscripts, German; Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, European

Physical Description:

167 leaves : paper; 200 x 151 (165 x 132) mm bound to 200 x 155 mm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title from title page (f. 1r).; Small note laid inside back cover identifies date as ca. 1720.; Foliation: Paper, 167; [iii, 1-167]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.; Script: Written in a cursive script by what appears to be a single hand.; Binding: Later marbled paper.; Origin: Written in Germany in the 18th century (Zacour-Hirsch).; German and Latin.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 505