Philaletha, Eirenaeus

Fonte della Filosofia Chimica dell'Anonimo Filaleta. Breve conducimento a mano al possesso del Rubino Celeste. These two short tracts were published as 'Brevis manuductio ad Rubinum Celestem' and 'Fons chemicae Philosophiae' in the work 'Tres tractatus de metallorum transmutatione', printed at Amsterdam in 1668, and edited by Martin Birrius. No Italian translation appears to have been recorded in the bibliographies.

Late 17th century

1 volume 39 pp. + 49 pp. 4to. 181/2 × 13 cm. Original vellum covers. Some leaves have been torn out at the end: the first 5 ll. are stained.

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).