Alchemical miscellany
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Description
- Title
- Alchemical miscellany
- Contributor
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Johannes, de Rupescissa, approximately 1300-approximately 1365.
Llull, Ramon, 1232?-1316, dubious author.
Kertzenmacher, Petrus, dubious author. - Published / Created
- 1528.
- Publication Place
- North Germany (?)
- Abstract
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Manuscript on paper of a large quantity of alchemical recipes and procedures, relating above all to metallurgy and transmutation. With Alchimie und Bergwerck; and German translations of John of Rupescissa, De consideratione quinte essentie; and Ramon Lull, Extracts from Experimenta and Testamentum novissimum
- Description
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In German and Latin.
Watermarks: 1) a long-stemmed cross above a bull's head; 2) a six-lobed arc above and each lobe surmounted by a three-lobed cross; 3) a crown. All with vertical chain marks, trimmed, not identified.
Script: Very neat and clear gothic cursives, captions by the same hand, written in two parts, the second beginning at f. 201r.
Some red sentence-strokes and underlining; red captions and chapter headings with minimal elaboration, carefully laid out on the page, also pen line-fillers at end of each section, as needed for text spacing. A penned brown and red crown as folk symbol at left margin of f. 135r. Infrequent sketches of alchemical vessels in brown or red at side margins, some very slightly trimmed.
Binding: Original blind-stamped brown calf over beveled wooden boards, the sides paneled in vertical patterns of roll tools, two brass catches on upper cover, remains of brass attachments for clasps on the lower; the original backstrip with three raised bands laid down; plain edges; restored by Carolyn Horton, New York, and with a leather title label on the backstrip supplied by her. - Provenance
- Denis Duveen, acquired from Offenbacher, 1938; Mellon MS 128, acquired with the Duveen collection. Gift of Paul and Mary Mellon, 1965.
- Extent
- ff. 348 : 217 x 146 (165 x 135) mm.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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German
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Mellon MS 30
- Related Resource Online
- View a detailed description.
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Early works to 1800
Manuscripts, Renaissance Germany 16th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library - Material
- paper ;
- Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
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Connecticut
New Haven. - Subject (Topic)
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Alchemy
Formulas, recipes, etc
Manuscripts, Medieval
Metallurgy
Transmutation (Chemistry) - Subjects
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Alchemy > Early works to 1800
Formulas, recipes, etc
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Metallurgy > Early works to 1800
Transmutation (Chemistry)
Germany > 16th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Duveen, Denis I. > Ownership
Mellon, Paul > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Alchemical Miscellany. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9878615
- Object ID (OID)
- 2066760
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