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Tabula huius libri ad reperiendum capitula, f. 1r 1r

Decorations (20)

Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 1r 1r
Decorated initial, Initial B, f. 2r 2r
Decorated initial, Initial C, f. 2r 2r
Decorated initial, Initial D, f. 3r 3r
Decorated initial, Initial E, f. 3v 3v
Decorated initial, Initial F, f. 3v 3v
Decorated initial, Initial G, f. 4r 4r
Decorated initial, Initial I, f. 4v 4v
Decorated initial, Initial L, f. 4v 4v
Decorated initial, Initial M, f. 5r 5r
Manicule, f. 5v 5v
Decorated initial, Initial N, f. 6r 6r
Decorated initial, Initial O, f. 6r 6r
Decorated initial, Initial P, f. 6r 6r
Manicule, f. 6r 6r
Decorated initial, Initial R, f. 7r 7r
Decorated initial, Initial S, f. 7r 7r
Decorated initial, Initial T, f. 7v 7v
Decorated initial, Initial U, f. 8r 8r
Decorated initial, Initial C, f. 8v 8v

De transmutatione metallorum, f. 9r 9r

Decorations (12)

Historiated initial, Initial P, Hermes Trismegistus, f. 9r 9r
Illuminated border, f. 9r 9r
Decorated initial, Initial H, f. 9r 9r
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 9v 9v
Decorated initial, Initial P, f. 10r 10r
Decorated initial, Initial U, f. 10r 10r
Decorated initial, Initial S, f. 10v 10v
Decorated initial, Initial U, f. 10v 10v
Decorated initial, Initial U, f. 11r 11r
Decorated initial, Initial S, f. 11r 11r
Decorated initial, Initial C, f. 11r 11r
Decorated initial, Initial Q, f. 11v 11v

Selections from De virtutibus, f. 13r 13r

Decorations (16)

Decorated initial, Initial H, f. 13r 13r
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 13v 13v
Manicule, f. 13v 13v
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 14v 14v
Decorated initial, Initial U, f. 15v 15v
Manicule, f. 15v 15v
Decorated initial, Initial H, f. 16v 16v
Manicule, f. 17v 17v
Decorated initial, Initial P, f. 18r 18r
Manicule, f. 18r 18r
Manicule, f. 20v 20v
Manicule, f. 27v 27v
Decorated initial, Initial H, f. 29r 29r
Manicule, f. 30v 30v
Manicule, f. 31r 31r
Decorated initial, Initial R, f. 34v 34v

Epistola de sanguine, f. 39r 39r

Decorations (1)

Historiated initial, Initial Q, Blue lion, f. 39r 39r

Medical recipes, f. 46r 46r

Decorations (1)

Manicule, f. 48r 48r

Liber de aquis, f. 51r 51r

Decorations (1)

Decorated initial, Initial C, f. 61r 61r

Epistola, f. 61v 61v

Decorations (1)

Decorated initial, Initial M, f. 61v 61v

Household preparations, f. 63r 63r

Decorations (9)

Decorated initial, Initial I, f. 75v 75v
Manicule, f. 75v 75v
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 77r 77r
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 79r 79r
Decorated initial, Initial P, f. 79v 79v
Manicule, f. 83v 83v
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 85v 85v
Decorated initial, Initial P, f. 87v 87v
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 90r 90r

Vita remedia et ordo servandus tempore pestilentie, f. 96r 96r

Decorations (2)

Decorated initial, Initial L, f. 96r 96r
Decorated initial, Initial O, f. 98v 98v

Tabula huius libri ad reperiendum capitula, f. 1r 1r

Decorations (20)

Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 1r 1r
Decorated initial, Initial B, f. 2r 2r
Decorated initial, Initial C, f. 2r 2r
Decorated initial, Initial D, f. 3r 3r
Decorated initial, Initial E, f. 3v 3v
Decorated initial, Initial F, f. 3v 3v
Decorated initial, Initial G, f. 4r 4r
Decorated initial, Initial I, f. 4v 4v
Decorated initial, Initial L, f. 4v 4v
Decorated initial, Initial M, f. 5r 5r
Manicule, f. 5v 5v
Decorated initial, Initial N, f. 6r 6r
Decorated initial, Initial O, f. 6r 6r
Decorated initial, Initial P, f. 6r 6r
Manicule, f. 6r 6r
Decorated initial, Initial R, f. 7r 7r
Decorated initial, Initial S, f. 7r 7r
Decorated initial, Initial T, f. 7v 7v
Decorated initial, Initial U, f. 8r 8r
Decorated initial, Initial C, f. 8v 8v

De transmutatione metallorum, f. 9r 9r

Decorations (12)

Historiated initial, Initial P, Hermes Trismegistus, f. 9r 9r
Illuminated border, f. 9r 9r
Decorated initial, Initial H, f. 9r 9r
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 9v 9v
Decorated initial, Initial P, f. 10r 10r
Decorated initial, Initial U, f. 10r 10r
Decorated initial, Initial S, f. 10v 10v
Decorated initial, Initial U, f. 10v 10v
Decorated initial, Initial U, f. 11r 11r
Decorated initial, Initial S, f. 11r 11r
Decorated initial, Initial C, f. 11r 11r
Decorated initial, Initial Q, f. 11v 11v

Selections from De virtutibus, f. 13r 13r

Decorations (16)

Decorated initial, Initial H, f. 13r 13r
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 13v 13v
Manicule, f. 13v 13v
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 14v 14v
Decorated initial, Initial U, f. 15v 15v
Manicule, f. 15v 15v
Decorated initial, Initial H, f. 16v 16v
Manicule, f. 17v 17v
Decorated initial, Initial P, f. 18r 18r
Manicule, f. 18r 18r
Manicule, f. 20v 20v
Manicule, f. 27v 27v
Decorated initial, Initial H, f. 29r 29r
Manicule, f. 30v 30v
Manicule, f. 31r 31r
Decorated initial, Initial R, f. 34v 34v

Epistola de sanguine, f. 39r 39r

Decorations (1)

Historiated initial, Initial Q, Blue lion, f. 39r 39r

Medical recipes, f. 46r 46r

Decorations (1)

Manicule, f. 48r 48r

Liber de aquis, f. 51r 51r

Decorations (1)

Decorated initial, Initial C, f. 61r 61r

Epistola, f. 61v 61v

Decorations (1)

Decorated initial, Initial M, f. 61v 61v

Household preparations, f. 63r 63r

Decorations (9)

Decorated initial, Initial I, f. 75v 75v
Manicule, f. 75v 75v
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 77r 77r
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 79r 79r
Decorated initial, Initial P, f. 79v 79v
Manicule, f. 83v 83v
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 85v 85v
Decorated initial, Initial P, f. 87v 87v
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 90r 90r

Vita remedia et ordo servandus tempore pestilentie, f. 96r 96r

Decorations (2)

Decorated initial, Initial L, f. 96r 96r
Decorated initial, Initial O, f. 98v 98v

Tabula huius libri ad reperiendum capitula, f. 1r 1r

Decorations (20)

Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 1r 1r
Decorated initial, Initial B, f. 2r 2r
Decorated initial, Initial C, f. 2r 2r
Decorated initial, Initial D, f. 3r 3r
Decorated initial, Initial E, f. 3v 3v
Decorated initial, Initial F, f. 3v 3v
Decorated initial, Initial G, f. 4r 4r
Decorated initial, Initial I, f. 4v 4v
Decorated initial, Initial L, f. 4v 4v
Decorated initial, Initial M, f. 5r 5r
Manicule, f. 5v 5v
Decorated initial, Initial N, f. 6r 6r
Decorated initial, Initial O, f. 6r 6r
Decorated initial, Initial P, f. 6r 6r
Manicule, f. 6r 6r
Decorated initial, Initial R, f. 7r 7r
Decorated initial, Initial S, f. 7r 7r
Decorated initial, Initial T, f. 7v 7v
Decorated initial, Initial U, f. 8r 8r
Decorated initial, Initial C, f. 8v 8v

De transmutatione metallorum, f. 9r 9r

Decorations (12)

Historiated initial, Initial P, Hermes Trismegistus, f. 9r 9r
Illuminated border, f. 9r 9r
Decorated initial, Initial H, f. 9r 9r
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 9v 9v
Decorated initial, Initial P, f. 10r 10r
Decorated initial, Initial U, f. 10r 10r
Decorated initial, Initial S, f. 10v 10v
Decorated initial, Initial U, f. 10v 10v
Decorated initial, Initial U, f. 11r 11r
Decorated initial, Initial S, f. 11r 11r
Decorated initial, Initial C, f. 11r 11r
Decorated initial, Initial Q, f. 11v 11v

Selections from De virtutibus, f. 13r 13r

Decorations (16)

Decorated initial, Initial H, f. 13r 13r
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 13v 13v
Manicule, f. 13v 13v
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 14v 14v
Decorated initial, Initial U, f. 15v 15v
Manicule, f. 15v 15v
Decorated initial, Initial H, f. 16v 16v
Manicule, f. 17v 17v
Decorated initial, Initial P, f. 18r 18r
Manicule, f. 18r 18r
Manicule, f. 20v 20v
Manicule, f. 27v 27v
Decorated initial, Initial H, f. 29r 29r
Manicule, f. 30v 30v
Manicule, f. 31r 31r
Decorated initial, Initial R, f. 34v 34v

Epistola de sanguine, f. 39r 39r

Decorations (1)

Historiated initial, Initial Q, Blue lion, f. 39r 39r

Medical recipes, f. 46r 46r

Decorations (1)

Manicule, f. 48r 48r

Liber de aquis, f. 51r 51r

Decorations (1)

Decorated initial, Initial C, f. 61r 61r

Epistola, f. 61v 61v

Decorations (1)

Decorated initial, Initial M, f. 61v 61v

Household preparations, f. 63r 63r

Decorations (9)

Decorated initial, Initial I, f. 75v 75v
Manicule, f. 75v 75v
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 77r 77r
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 79r 79r
Decorated initial, Initial P, f. 79v 79v
Manicule, f. 83v 83v
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 85v 85v
Decorated initial, Initial P, f. 87v 87v
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 90r 90r

Vita remedia et ordo servandus tempore pestilentie, f. 96r 96r

Decorations (2)

Decorated initial, Initial L, f. 96r 96r
Decorated initial, Initial O, f. 98v 98v

Tabula huius libri ad reperiendum capitula, f. 1r 1r

Decorations (20)

Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 1r 1r
Decorated initial, Initial B, f. 2r 2r
Decorated initial, Initial C, f. 2r 2r
Decorated initial, Initial D, f. 3r 3r
Decorated initial, Initial E, f. 3v 3v
Decorated initial, Initial F, f. 3v 3v
Decorated initial, Initial G, f. 4r 4r
Decorated initial, Initial I, f. 4v 4v
Decorated initial, Initial L, f. 4v 4v
Decorated initial, Initial M, f. 5r 5r
Manicule, f. 5v 5v
Decorated initial, Initial N, f. 6r 6r
Decorated initial, Initial O, f. 6r 6r
Decorated initial, Initial P, f. 6r 6r
Manicule, f. 6r 6r
Decorated initial, Initial R, f. 7r 7r
Decorated initial, Initial S, f. 7r 7r
Decorated initial, Initial T, f. 7v 7v
Decorated initial, Initial U, f. 8r 8r
Decorated initial, Initial C, f. 8v 8v

De transmutatione metallorum, f. 9r 9r

Decorations (12)

Historiated initial, Initial P, Hermes Trismegistus, f. 9r 9r
Illuminated border, f. 9r 9r
Decorated initial, Initial H, f. 9r 9r
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 9v 9v
Decorated initial, Initial P, f. 10r 10r
Decorated initial, Initial U, f. 10r 10r
Decorated initial, Initial S, f. 10v 10v
Decorated initial, Initial U, f. 10v 10v
Decorated initial, Initial U, f. 11r 11r
Decorated initial, Initial S, f. 11r 11r
Decorated initial, Initial C, f. 11r 11r
Decorated initial, Initial Q, f. 11v 11v

Selections from De virtutibus, f. 13r 13r

Decorations (16)

Decorated initial, Initial H, f. 13r 13r
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 13v 13v
Manicule, f. 13v 13v
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 14v 14v
Decorated initial, Initial U, f. 15v 15v
Manicule, f. 15v 15v
Decorated initial, Initial H, f. 16v 16v
Manicule, f. 17v 17v
Decorated initial, Initial P, f. 18r 18r
Manicule, f. 18r 18r
Manicule, f. 20v 20v
Manicule, f. 27v 27v
Decorated initial, Initial H, f. 29r 29r
Manicule, f. 30v 30v
Manicule, f. 31r 31r
Decorated initial, Initial R, f. 34v 34v

Epistola de sanguine, f. 39r 39r

Decorations (1)

Historiated initial, Initial Q, Blue lion, f. 39r 39r

Medical recipes, f. 46r 46r

Decorations (1)

Manicule, f. 48r 48r

Liber de aquis, f. 51r 51r

Decorations (1)

Decorated initial, Initial C, f. 61r 61r

Epistola, f. 61v 61v

Decorations (1)

Decorated initial, Initial M, f. 61v 61v

Household preparations, f. 63r 63r

Decorations (9)

Decorated initial, Initial I, f. 75v 75v
Manicule, f. 75v 75v
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 77r 77r
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 79r 79r
Decorated initial, Initial P, f. 79v 79v
Manicule, f. 83v 83v
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 85v 85v
Decorated initial, Initial P, f. 87v 87v
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 90r 90r

Vita remedia et ordo servandus tempore pestilentie, f. 96r 96r

Decorations (2)

Decorated initial, Initial L, f. 96r 96r
Decorated initial, Initial O, f. 98v 98v

All Decorations

Decorations (46)

Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 1r
Decorated initial, Initial C, f. 2r
Decorated initial, Initial D, f. 3r
Decorated initial, Initial F, f. 3v
Decorated initial, Initial G, f. 4r
Decorated initial, Initial L, f. 4v
Decorated initial, Initial M, f. 5r
Manicule, f. 5v
Manicule, f. 6r
Decorated initial, Initial S, f. 7r
Decorated initial, Initial T, f. 7v
Decorated initial, Initial U, f. 8r
Decorated initial, Initial C, f. 8v
Decorated initial, Initial H, f. 9r
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 9v
Decorated initial, Initial U, f. 10r
Decorated initial, Initial U, f. 10v
Decorated initial, Initial C, f. 11r
Decorated initial, Initial Q, f. 11v
Decorated initial, Initial H, f. 13r
Manicule, f. 13v
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 14v
Manicule, f. 15v
Decorated initial, Initial H, f. 16v
Manicule, f. 17v
Manicule, f. 18r
Manicule, f. 20v
Manicule, f. 27v
Decorated initial, Initial H, f. 29r
Manicule, f. 30v
Manicule, f. 31r
Decorated initial, Initial R, f. 34v
Historiated initial, Initial Q, Blue lion, f. 39r
Manicule, f. 48r
Decorated initial, Initial C, f. 61r
Decorated initial, Initial M, f. 61v
Manicule, f. 75v
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 77r
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 79r
Decorated initial, Initial P, f. 79v
Manicule, f. 83v
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 85v
Decorated initial, Initial P, f. 87v
Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 90r
Decorated initial, Initial L, f. 96r
Decorated initial, Initial O, f. 98v

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Manuscript Overview

References

Binding Images

Abstract

Alchemical and medical compendium containing recipes and texts from a variety of sources, many of which appear with traditional (now suspect) attributions in other manuscripts, with an alphabetical index to recipes at the beginning of the volume. Occasional manicules and annotations added by readers.

Physical Description

Support: parchment; Extent: 100 leaves : 204 x 143 (146 x 88) mm. bound to 210 x 155 mm; Collation: Parchment, i (modern paper) + 100 + i (modern paper); 1² 2⁶ 3-7¹⁶ 8¹²; every tenth leaf foliated in pencil, lower right recto. Horizontal catchwords with decorative dots, lower center of last verso in gatherings 3-7 (f. 24v, 40v, 56v, 72v, 88v).

Layout

Written in 32-33 long lines; frame-ruled in lead, vertical bounding lines.

Script

Written in semi-cursive humanistic script by multiple hands, including that of Jeronimus de Sandei of Piran (f. 98v).

Decoration

Opening page of text illuminated with a 10-line historiated initial enclosing a picture of Hermes Trismegistus on gold ground and a three-quarters border of acanthus leaves (border at top slightly trimmed) including the Sandei arms (blue lion rampant) at the bottom of the page (f. 9r); 2 historiated initials in red with blue penwork and the blue lion of the Sandei arms (f. 6r, 39r); 5- and 6-line initials in red with blue penwork or blue with red penwork at the beginning of some component works (f. 13r, 39r, 61v, 96r); 2-line to 5-line initials (a single 7-line initial, f. 87v) in red with blue penwork (faded purple penwork in index) or blue with red penwork throughout; 1-line initials alternating between red and blue and paragraph marks alternating between red and blue throughout. Occasional manicules, mostly by a single reader (f. 13v, 15v, 17v, 18r, 27v, 30v, 31r, 48r; f. 75v, 83v by additional readers).

For a full list of Decorations in this manuscript please see the Content and Decorations section by clicking on the [i] button in the top left corner of the image viewer above.

Notes

Ms. codex.

Title from closing rubric (f. 98v).

These are pages that we pulled aside that disrupted the flow of the manuscript reader. These may be bindings, inserts, bookmarks, and various other oddities.

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Keywords

15th century

Recipe book

Alchemy

Slovenia

Slovene

University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts

Place of Origin

Piran

Date

Written in Piran (then under the control of the Republic of Venice, in modern Slovenia), between 1452 (f. 1r) and 1455 (f. 98v). The date 1451 also appears in the manuscript (f. 99v).

Binding

Modern parchment.

Language

Latin

Provenance

Offered for sale at auction at Sotheby's, 5 Dec. 2012, lot 19; sold privately to Lawrence J. Schoenberg, Dec. 2012.

Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2013.

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Place of Origin

Piran

Date

Written in Piran (then under the control of the Republic of Venice, in modern Slovenia), between 1452 (f. 1r) and 1455 (f. 98v). The date 1451 also appears in the manuscript (f. 99v).

Language

Latin

Provenance

Offered for sale at auction at Sotheby's, 5 Dec. 2012, lot 19; sold privately to Lawrence J. Schoenberg, Dec. 2012.

Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2013.

Manuscript Overview

Abstract

Alchemical and medical compendium containing recipes and texts from a variety of sources, many of which appear with traditional (now suspect) attributions in other manuscripts, with an alphabetical index to recipes at the beginning of the volume. Occasional manicules and annotations added by readers.

Notes

Ms. codex.

Title from closing rubric (f. 98v).

Script note

Written in semi-cursive humanistic script by multiple hands, including that of Jeronimus de Sandei of Piran (f. 98v).

Decoration Note

Opening page of text illuminated with a 10-line historiated initial enclosing a picture of Hermes Trismegistus on gold ground and a three-quarters border of acanthus leaves (border at top slightly trimmed) including the Sandei arms (blue lion rampant) at the bottom of the page (f. 9r); 2 historiated initials in red with blue penwork and the blue lion of the Sandei arms (f. 6r, 39r); 5- and 6-line initials in red with blue penwork or blue with red penwork at the beginning of some component works (f. 13r, 39r, 61v, 96r); 2-line to 5-line initials (a single 7-line initial, f. 87v) in red with blue penwork (faded purple penwork in index) or blue with red penwork throughout; 1-line initials alternating between red and blue and paragraph marks alternating between red and blue throughout. Occasional manicules, mostly by a single reader (f. 13v, 15v, 17v, 18r, 27v, 30v, 31r, 48r; f. 75v, 83v by additional readers).

For a full list of Decorations in this manuscript please see the Content and Decorations section by clicking on the [i] button in the top left corner of the image viewer above.

References

Binding Images

These are pages that we pulled aside that disrupted the flow of the manuscript reader. These may be bindings, inserts, bookmarks, and various other oddities.

Spine

Keywords

15th century

Recipe book

Alchemy

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