Two diverse cryptic alchemies written by one copyist and linked by two series of alchemical emblems. The first text, Philosophia hermetica, in Italian verse, is linked to Federicl Gualdi. The second text, Compendiolum de praeparatione auri potabilis veri, is attributed to M[arcus] E[ugenius] Bonacina.
Alternative Title:
Compendiolum de praeparatione auri potabilis veri and Philosophia hermetica
7 leaves of unfoliated binder's blanks inserted at both beginning and end., Armorial bookplate of Frederick North, fifth Earl of Guilford (1766-1827)., ff. 1-12 foliated in ink in a hand later than the manuscript, the remaining leaves with modern pencil foliation., ff. 17 apparently a contemporary insertion., and On parchment binder's blanks.
Subject (Name):
Duveen, Denis I., bookplate and North, Frederick, Earl of Guilford, 1766-1827, bookplate.
Graphite drawing of Diana rising from her bed, surrounded by her attendants
Description:
Title devised by curator., On mount, in pencil in an unknown hand: "From the Chaloner Smith Collection. Autograph at back. C. Maratti, engraved.", Inscribed in lower right corner of image: "Carlo Maratti.", On verso of drawing, written in pencil in an unknown hand: "Carlo Maratti--Horace Walpole's Collection 1822.", In another unknown hand on verso of drawing: "C. Maratti.", Watermark: IVilledary., Formerly housed as part of the SH Contents collection., Possibly one of the drawings described by A.T. Hazen in his Catalogue of Horace Walpole's library, no. 3567-3569., and Not in Manuscript Catalogue of 1763.
Benzoni, Girolamo, b. 1519. Historia del Mondo Nuovo. Book 3. Latin. 1596 Bry, Theodor de, 1528-1598
Published / Created:
1596
Call Number:
E159 +B79 6-9
Image Count:
2
Description:
First ed. Cf. Church. Cat. of books relating to ... America, 158., Novae Novi Orbis historiae, liber 3 (by G. Benzoni, tr. and annotated by Urbain Chauveton)--Brevis insvlarvm quae Canariae appellantvr ... descriptio.--De Gallorvm expeditione in Floridam ... 1565 (including the petition on behalf of the families of those massacred there by the Spanish in 1565, repeated from America. pt. 2), The t.p., with a new engr. title on a slip mounted over the original text, is repeated preceding the plates., and With this is bound the editor's [America. pts. 7-9. Latin] Francoforti, 1599-1602. Imperfect: signature G6 (2nd count) blank, wanting.
Subject (Geographic):
America--Early accounts to 1600, America--History--To 1600, Canary Islands--Description and travel--Early works to 1800, Florida--History--Huguenot colony, 1562-1565, and Peru--History--Conquest, 1522-1548
A strip of paper has been overlaid within the lower left neat line., Central Venice and some outlying areas appear finished, but there are extensive unfinished areas with notations in pencil., dgvmp2008., and Map extends beyond neat lines.
Imperfect: All sheets but nos. 1, 3, 5, and 9 wanting. Sheet nos. 1, 3 trimmed and mounted on paper. and Includes map of all of Sicily, 96 x 92 cm., apparently a section of a larger map possibly of Italy at scale approx. 1:350,000.
