Miscellanea Alchemica VIII

Collection of alchemical works and extracts: in French, with two sections in Latin. The second work 'Sapientia Veterum' is illustrated with 40 symbolic alchemical water-colour drawings, and one pen-drawing uncoloured. Though the first of these works is placed under the heading 'Geber', it seems to be a general treatise on the preparation of the philosopher's stone, and quotes many authorities including numerous alchemists of later date.

mid-18th century

1 volume 1 bl. l. + 312 pp. + 30 bl. ll. + 65 pp. + 13 bl. ll. + 42 pp. + 13 bl. ll. + 28 pp. folio. 33 × 22 cm. Original calf-gilt binding. There are 12 blank leaves after p. 220, and after p. 272.

Purchased 1920.

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).

Pasted inside the upper cover is a printed bookseller's label of 'Drieu le jeune. Successeur de son père. Rue du Coq. St. Honoré No. 7.' [c. 1800.]