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Libra Esoterica

Compendium der gantzen hermetischen Philosophie

by Johann Christoph Von Hartmann

  • First published:
  • 17th century
  • Languages: German, Latin
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source

Alchemical text, with first volume consisting of Compendium der gantzen hermetischen Wissenschaft and Medicamenta particularia ex Fonte universali ad Corpus humanum along with preparations and experiments and the second volume consisting entirely of preparations.

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

  • Alchemy and Hermeticism

    Controlled discovery queries from colenda matched “Alchemy”. Retained metadata contains “Alchemy” in the subject metadata.

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University of Pennsylvania digitized manuscript

2 volumes (46, 47 leaves) : paper ; 190 x 119 (174 x 84) mm bound to 191 x 120 mm; Binding: Contemporary paper covers. Fragile. Damage from green ink, a few pages tearing along inked lines.; Decoration: Margins on right recto and left verso in green ink. Underlined headings in light brown or green ink.; Foliation: V.1: Paper, 46; [iv], 1-85, [iii]; V.2: Paper, 47; [iv], 1-79, [xi]; contemporary pagination in ink, upper outer corners.; German and Latin.; Ms. codex.; Origin: Written in Germany in the 18th century (Zacour-Hirsch).; Script: Written in a cursive script by a single hand.; Title from title page (v.1, p. i).; Watermarks: HONIG.

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  • ark:/81431/p32r3nz17

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Cataloging notes

  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9915809533503681
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 511
  • Provenance: Purchased.
  • Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0
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colenda:81431-p32r3nz17
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