Alchemical and medical miscellany

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Title: Alchemical and medical miscellany
Published / Created: [ca. 1475]
Publication Place: Germany
Abstract: Manuscript on paper of a collection of the works of Nicolaus, mostly related to medicine. In addition the codex has interesting lists of substances in Latin and German, as well as a tract on the distillation of brandy
Description: In Latin and German.
Watermarks: Two batches of unidentified paper watermarked with a gothic "P," the mark plain and smaller in one batch, larger and surmounted by a trefoil in the other.
Script: Neatly written in a gothic cursive hand.
Large capitals in red at text divisions, sometimes with slight pen ornament, other capitals stroked red throughout, fancy ascenders on top lines transgressing the upper rules and stroked red, similar descenders occasionally below the bottom bordering line, usually not colored.
Binding: Modern three-quarter binding of light brown buckram, plain brown niger back and corners, the back with five (false?) raised bands, gilt-lettered in the second compartment from the top, ANTIDOTARIUM NICOLAI, and at the foot of the spine, "AB. 1460". Plain edges.
Provenance: Denis Duveen, acquired from Dr. Ernst Weil (bookseller), London; Mellon MS 118, acquired with the Duveen collection. Gift of Paul and Mary Mellon, 1965.
Extent: ff. ii + 99 + ii : 283 x 184 (195 x 135) mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Latin
German, Middle High (ca. 1050-1500)

Genre: Early works to 1800
Manuscripts, Medieval Germany 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Material: paper ;
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Geographic): Connecticut
New Haven.
Subject (Name): Nicolaus, Salernitanus, active 12th century.
Subject (Topic): Alchemy
Brandy
Latin language
Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
Manuscripts, Medieval
Medicine, Medieval
Subjects: Nicolaus, Salernitanus, active 12th century
Alchemy > Early works to 1800
Brandy
Latin language > Glossaries, vocabularies, etc > Early works to 1800
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Medicine, Medieval
Germany > 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Duveen, Denis I. > Ownership
Mellon, Paul > Ownership

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Citation: Alchemical and Medical Miscellany. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.