Valois, Nicolas

Les cinq livres de Nicolas Valois, seigneur Normand. Illustrated with a few pen-drawings of alchemical apparatus, etc., mostly found among the marginal notes. The text is headed 'Les cinq livres de Nicollas Vallois Seigneur de Normandie, gendre du Seigneur de Grosparmy et son associé avec Pierre Vicot en 1320'. Pp. 62-65 contain a 'Sommaire en vers de Nicolas Valois'.

Late 17th century

1 volume 1 l. + 88 pp. + 1 l. 4to. 241/2 × 19 cm. Paper covers.

Purchased at Sotheby's 28/1/1935, Lot 36 (part).

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).

From the Julius Kohn Library.