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[Alchemical compilation]

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  • First published:
  • 18th century
  • Languages: French, Latin
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source
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Collection of treatises on Hermetic works, the philosopher's stone, with instructions for the transmutation of metals, creating artificial diamonds, and alchemical recipes for powders, elixirs, and occasional medicinal remedies. Includes a table of contents (p. iii-x).

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Alchemy and Hermeticism and Occultism and esotericism.

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from colenda matched “Occultism”. Retained metadata contains “Occultism” in the subject metadata and “occult” in the cataloging notes.

    • “Occultism”· via Colenda Digital Repository — University of Pennsylvania Libraries
    • “Occultism”· in subject
    • “occult”· in cataloging note
  • Alchemy and Hermeticism

    Controlled discovery queries from colenda matched “Alchemy”. Retained metadata contains “hermetic” in the description, “Alchemy” in the subject metadata, and “alchemist” in the cataloging notes.

    • “Alchemy”· via Colenda Digital Repository — University of Pennsylvania Libraries
    • “hermetic”· in description
    • “Alchemy”· in subject
    • “alchemist”· in cataloging note

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University of Pennsylvania digitized manuscript

134 leaves : paper ; 186 x 113 (169 x 104) mm bound to 191 x 115 mm; Binding: Contemporary leather. Upper outer corners are fragile due to moisture damage and many leaves are detached or deteriorating resulting in some loss of text.; Decoration: Pen and ink drawing of sun, pentagram, and moon, with vines and plants along lower border (p. xiii), drawings of alchemical equipment (p. 41, 43, 47), alchemical symbols, and occasional use of red ink in table of contents.; French, with occasional Latin words and phrases.; Layout: Written in 25-29 long lines.; Ms. codex.; Origin: Written in France in the second half of the 18th century.; Pagination: Paper, i (contemporary paper) + 134 + i (contemporary paper); [xiv], 1-163, [164-176], 177, [178-188], 189, [190-192], 193, [194-196], 197, [198], 199, [200], 201-207, [208-210], 211-214, [215-216], 217, [218-228], 229, [230], 231, [232], 233, [234-238], 237, [238-243], 244-245, [246], 247-251, [252]; contemporary pagination in ink, modern pagination in pencil, upper center. Back pastedown has come loose from lower inside cover.; Purchased with support from the B. H. Breslauer Foundation.; Script: Written in a cursive script, possibly by multiple hands.; Title supplied by cataloger.

1750—French, Latin—Public download

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Cataloging notes

  • Colenda collection: Charles Rainsford Collection of Alchemical and Occult Manuscripts (University of Pennsylvania)
  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9962934963503681
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 1665
  • Provenance: Formerly owned by Charles Rainsford (British army officer, fellow of the Royal Society, and alchemist); bequeathed by Rainsford to Hugh Percy, Second Duke of Northumberland.; Northumberland, Hugh Percy, Duke of, 1742-1817, former owner.; Owned by the 2nd through 12th Dukes of Northumberland, ms. 576, Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, 1809-2014 (bookplate, inside upper cover; stamps throughout).; Rainsford, Charles, 1728-1809, former owner.; Sold at auction at Sotheby's (London), 15 July 2014, as part of Lot 411.
  • Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0
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