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Libra Esoterica

[Excerpts from alchemical and philosophical works]

by George Barrett

  • First published:
  • 17th century
  • Language: Latin
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source
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Excerpts, notes, or lecture notes on philosophical subjects written in a blank book, the first section has no heading but appears to be alchemical.

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Alchemy and Hermeticism and Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics.

  • Alchemy and Hermeticism

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

    • “Alchemy”· via Colenda Digital Repository — University of Pennsylvania Libraries
    • “Alchemy”· in subject
  • Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics

    Retained metadata contains “Metaphysics” in the subject metadata.

    • “Metaphysics”· in subject

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University of Pennsylvania digitized manuscript

120 leaves : paper ; 177 x 106 (162 x 99) mm bound to 183 x 120 mm; Attribution or ownership and date on final leaf: George Barrett his Book: 1680.; Binding: Contemporary calf.; Foliation: Paper, 120; [ii], [1-118] modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.; Incipit for first work: Chimia est ars corpora naturalia (f. 1r).; Latin.; Ms. codex.; Origin: Written in Great Britain in 1680 (note, inside upper cover).; Related Work: Arnauld, Antoine, 1612-1694. Logique. Latin; Script: Written in a cursive script by a single hand.; Table of contents: 1. f.1r-16r: Chimia. -- 2. f.17r-41r: Logica, sive ars cogitandi [excerpts] / Antoine Arnauld. -- 3. f.42r-64r: Metaphysicae compendium. -- 4. f.65r: Compendium aethices.; Title supplied by cataloger.

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  • ark:/81431/p3th8bp17

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Cataloging notes

  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9927050113503681
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 783
  • Provenance: Folliott, George, former owner.; Formerly owned by George Folliott (bookplate, inside upper cover).; Sold by Zamboni & Huntington (Palo Alto, Cali.), 1992.
  • Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0
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