Miscellanea Alchemica IX

Collection of alchemical, chemical and other short extracts and 'Secrets': mainly in Italian, but with a few sections in Latin. Written by various hands. Contents:

Early 18th century

1 volume 257 ff. + 2 bl. ll. folio. 30 × 20 1/2 cm. Original vellum binding. The various parts of this collection are written on folio sheets of different sizes. There are some rough pen-drawings of alchemical apparatus and symbolic figures.

Purchased at Sotheby's 24/4/1911, Lot 9.

Phillipps MS. No. 8796.

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).