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[Final testament of Nicolas Flamel]

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  • First published:
  • 18th century
  • Languages: English, French
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source
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Copy of a French manuscript and an English translation purported to be the last will and testament of Nicolas Flamel originally written by him in 1414 (p. 1), but most likely composed in the 18th century. The introduction states that the manuscript from which it was copied was originally written backwards to make it more difficult to decipher (p. 1).

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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.

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    • “occult”· in cataloging note
  • Alchemy and Hermeticism

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

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    • “Alchemy”· in subject
    • “alchemist”· in edition notes
    • “alchemist”· in cataloging note

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University of Pennsylvania digitized manuscript

15th-century scribe who gained popularity in the 17th and 18th centuries as a legendary alchemist who created the philosopher's stone and achieved immortality along with his wife, Perenelle.; 99 leaves : paper ; 175 x 111 mm bound to 174 x 112 mm; English and French.; Ms. codex.; Pagination: Paper, 99 leaves; 46 manuscript leaves interleaved with 53 leaves of blotting paper; [1-92]; modern pagination in pencil, lower outer corners of manuscript leaves. Pages 71-92 are blank. Irregular contemporary pagination in ink, upper outer corners. All references in this record are to modern pagination.; Purchased with support from the B. H. Breslauer Foundation.; Title supplied by cataloger.

1750—English, French—Public download

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Identifiers

Colenda
  • ark:/81431/p3dv1cp7m

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Cataloging notes

  • Colenda collection: Charles Rainsford Collection of Alchemical and Occult Manuscripts (University of Pennsylvania)
  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9962935913503681
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 1706
  • 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. 623, Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, 1809-2014.; 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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