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This paper manuscript in Italian contains a text entitled "Lapis philosophorum," or On the philosopher's stone.
Support: Paper; Extent: i+76+i; 206 x 133 mm bound to 212 x 140 mm; Foliation: Original foliation in ink, upper right recto; Collation: 1 (10), 2 (12), 3-4 (20), 5 (15, +1)
One column of twenty to twenty-two lines, not ruled; written area: 180 x 124
Early modern cursive
A note added on unnumbered folio i recto mentions the 25 of April 1586
Unnumbered folio i is integral to the first quire
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.
Italy
Second half 16th century
Modern calf over pasteboards; scraps of printed material visible under upper and lower pastedowns
Italian
Italy
Second half 16th century
Italian
This paper manuscript in Italian contains a text entitled "Lapis philosophorum," or On the philosopher's stone.
A note added on unnumbered folio i recto mentions the 25 of April 1586
Unnumbered folio i is integral to the first quire
Early modern cursive
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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