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Collection of scientific, alchemical, and medical works. Some are by famous individuals such as Geber, Albertus Magnus, and Johannes de Rupescissa, but most are unattributed. Partial table of contents in a later hand pasted inside upper cover. Many marginal notes, symbols, corrections and comments in various later cursive hands, including a reference to the date 1431 (f. 16r).
Support: paper; Extent: 123 leaves : 207 x 140 (148 x 85) mm. bound to 215 x 145 mm; Collation: Paper, i + 123 + i; 1¹², 2-7¹⁰, 8¹⁰(+1), 9-12¹⁰; 1-75, [i], 76-122; contemporary foliation in ink, upper right recto. Gatherings signed a-i, k-m, lower right recto of leaves in first half of each gathering.
Written in 26-29 long lines; ruled in lead.
Written in a Gothic cursive script in a single hand, with a second, slightly later hand beginning on f. 120v.
Diagram of alchemical devices (f. 22v); sketches in ink of crowns (f. 9v, 23r); 4-line and 5-line puzzle initials in red and green (f. 2r, 47r), alternating green or red initials and paragraph marks throughout; red underlining throughout; various chemical and alchemical symbols used in the text and marginalia.
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.
Ms. codex.
Title supplied by cataloger; title written in Latin on upper cover is too abraded to be read easily.
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.
Germany
Written in Germany, in the third quarter of the 15th century (Zacour-Hirsch).
Contemporary boards with remains of bronze clasp; rebacked with 19th-century morocco; spine is worn, particularly at the hinges. Title (abraded) written on upper cover. The second and last quires and the front endleaf are pulling loose. A few leaves are torn.
Latin
Possibly formerly owned by Richard Heber (inscription referring to Heber's sale, f. [i] recto).
Formerly owned by Georg Franz Burkhard Kloss (Frankfurt am Main); sold at auction at Sotheby's to Rodd, 7 May 1835, lot 4567.
Formerly owned by George T. Strong (signature, dated 1839, f. [i] recto); sold at auction at Bangs & Co., 4 Nov. 1878, lot 1061.
Formerly owned by Henry Charles Lea (signature, dated 1878, f. [i] recto; bookplate inside lower cover).
Passed to the University of Pennsylvania with the Lea Library.
Germany
Written in Germany, in the third quarter of the 15th century (Zacour-Hirsch).
Latin
Possibly formerly owned by Richard Heber (inscription referring to Heber's sale, f. [i] recto).
Formerly owned by Georg Franz Burkhard Kloss
Formerly owned by George T. Strong (signature, dated 1839, f. [i] recto); sold at auction at Bangs & Co., 4 Nov. 1878, lot 1061.
Formerly owned by Henry Charles Lea (signature, dated 1878, f. [i] recto; bookplate inside lower cover).
Passed to the University of Pennsylvania with the Lea Library.
Collection of scientific, alchemical, and medical works. Some are by famous individuals such as Geber, Albertus Magnus, and Johannes de Rupescissa, but most are unattributed. Partial table of contents in a later hand pasted inside upper cover. Many marginal notes, symbols, corrections and comments in various later cursive hands, including a reference to the date 1431 (f. 16r).
Ms. codex.
Title supplied by cataloger; title written in Latin on upper cover is too abraded to be read easily.
Written in a Gothic cursive script in a single hand, with a second, slightly later hand beginning on f. 120v.
Diagram of alchemical devices (f. 22v); sketches in ink of crowns (f. 9v, 23r); 4-line and 5-line puzzle initials in red and green (f. 2r, 47r), alternating green or red initials and paragraph marks throughout; red underlining throughout; various chemical and alchemical symbols used in the text and marginalia.
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.
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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