[Alchemical miscellany]

University of Pennsylvania digitized manuscript

54 leaves : paper ; 298 x 196 (227 x 150) mm bound to 306 x 207 mm; Binding: Half morocco; England, 1871 (front flyleaf ii recto).; Collation: Paper, ii (modern paper) + 50 + ii (modern paper); 1-3¹², 4¹⁶ (-2); 1-50; contemporary foliation in ink, with roman numerals preceded by quire letter (e.g., bxvii = f. 17, in quire 2), lower right recto, many trimmed away; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto. Catchwords in lower margin, last verso of each quire. Link to collation model at end of record.; Decoration: A few initials in red.; Forms part of: Edgar F. Smith Memorial Collection.; Latin.; Ms. codex.; Origin: Written in England[?] in the first half of the 15th century.; Script: Written in a Gothic cursive script, with marginalia written in various hands.; Signatures: Quires given letters a-d.; Table of contents: 1. f.1r-10r: Tractatus trium verborum / Roger Bacon. -- 2. f.10r-13r: Quaestiones inter Kalid regem et Morienum philosophum / Morienus Romanus (apocryphal). -- 3. f.13v-42v: Summa perfectionis magisterii / Geber. -- 4. f.42v-50r: De anima / Avicenna. 5. f.50r-50v: Index.; The edges of most folios are slightly torn and split. There is evidence of water and mildew damage. The last four folios are badly damaged, with loss of text; extensive repairs have been done on the paper.; Title supplied by cataloger (Zacour-Hirsch).; Two autograph notes (front flyleaf ii recto): 1.) Haymon Styleman-le Strange, indicating that the manuscript was bound in October 1871; 2.) Falconer Mandan, dated 1 December 1892, identifying the first text.; Typescript table of contents included (front flyleaf i verso).; Watermark: Visible in gutter, but not legible enough for identification.