Alchemical miscellany
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Description
- Title
- Alchemical miscellany
- Contributor
- Charleton, Walter, 1620-1707.
- Published / Created
- [after 1651, but before 1655 (?)]
- Publication Place
- England
- Abstract
-
Manuscript on paper containing 1) Lapis philosophorum, seu tinctura phisica, in Latin, followed by an English version. 2) Alchemy, in English and Latin. 3) Astrology, including events predicted for the year 1655. 4) Walter Charleton, Notes extracted from his book. 5) Alchemy, medical recipes, and aphorisms. 6) George Rives, goldsmith, Account of the making of gold from lead at Bath by a certain Mervin in 1651. 7) Dr. Start, Notes taken from his experiments, and other matter. 8) Letter of a divine philosopher
- Description
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In Latin and English.
Script: Written by a single English hand writing a good cursive sloping slightly to the right.
Watermarks: Paper watermarked with a flag with two pennants on a pole, no initials visible, similar but not identical to Heawood 1371-1372.
Binding: Original or possibly slightly later binding of brown calf rebacked, covers with double gold rule at edges, back divided into four compartments by five bands, old (but not original) red morocco label with double border of gold dots and gold rule in second compartment from top, stamped in gold, "ALCHEMY MSS." All edges gilt. - Provenance
- Mellon MS 13, acquired with the Duveen collection. Gift of Paul and Mary Mellon, 1965.
- Extent
- ff. 158 : 97 x 142 (90 x 125) mm.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Digitization Note
- Modern pencil foliation employed. Numbering starts at 3 on ff. 1. Multiple excisions at end.
- Language
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Latin
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Mellon MS 62
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
- Early works to 1800
- Material
- paper ;
- Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Topic)
-
Alchemy
Transmutation (Chemistry)
Formulas, recipes, etc
Astrology - Subjects
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Alchemy > Early works to 1800
Transmutation (Chemistry) > Early works to 1800
Formulas, recipes, etc
Astrology > Early works to 1800
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
- 11050002
- Object ID (OID)
- 32192736
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