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659. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 13.
69 folios. 160x120mm. Mid 15th Century.
Albertus Magnus. Semita recta. [Preceded by an incomplete and unidentified alchemical work.]
660. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 14.
2 + 39 folios. 300x205mm. 15th Century [c.1475.]
Albertus Magnus. Liber mineralium. [Books I and II only.]
661. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 22.
106 folios. 90x70mm Late 15th Century.
[Collection of alchemical, and other receipts for making artificial metals and gems, dyes and tinctures, etc. With directions for making alchemical medicine, quintessences, distillations, etc. In Italian.]
662. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 23.
2 + 145 +1 folios. 215x160mm. 16th Century [c.1510.]
[Collection of extracts from alchemical authors, alchemical processes, chemical and medical receipts, receipts for making artificial gems. etc. Mostly in Latin, but some in German. With numerous rough pen drawings of alchemical apparatus.]
663. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 24.
88 folios. 210x155mm. 16th Century [c.1525.]
[Collection of alchemical receipts and processes, in German. Illustrated with numerous small watercolour drawings of alchemical apparatus.]
[From the Julius Kohn library.]
664. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 25.
6 folios. 195x150mm. 16th Century [c.1550.]
[Unidentified alchemical work in Latin.]
665. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 26.
24 folios. 215x160mm. Mid 16th Century.
[Fragment of a collection of alchemical receipts and processes in German. Illustrated by crude maginal watercolour drawings of alchemical apparatus.]
666. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 27.
49 folios. 155x105mm. Late 16th Century.
[Collection of alchemical receipts. In Italian. Mainly written by two hands.]
[From the Julius Kohn library.]
667. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 28.
533 + 15 folios. 160x115mm. 17th Century [c.1625.]
[Collection of alchemical, chemical and medical receipts. In Italian and Latin, with some additions at the end by a later\hand. Illustrated with a few rough pen drawings of alchemical apparatus.]
668. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 29.
60 folios. 275x210mm. Mid 17th Century.
[Anonymous work containing 57 leaves of remarkable coloured pen-drawings symbolising the process of making the Stone, and of alchemical apparatus. With text in Latin.]
[Note in pencil Sloane Coll. 2056.]
f1 naked man kneeling on cubic stone in cave.
f2 naked man standing in cave.
f3 (Divided into two illustrations) miner in cave. below men sort the ore.
f4 (divided into two) Two furnaces. Below two naked men work with fire.
f5 (divided into two) Above naked man bats a basin upon an anvil.
Below a naked man sets up a furnace. He holds an alembic.
f6-28 23 illustrations from Vallis Novi MSS. though in different order and missing the first two.
f6 - 8 (corresponds to MPH); 7 - 9; 8 - 10; 9 - 11; 10 - 13; 11 - 14; 12 - 12; 13 - 15; 14 - 16; 15 - 17; 16 - 18; 17 - 19; 18 - 20; 19 - 21; 20 - 22; 21 - 23; 22 - 24; 23 - 25; 24 - 26; 25 - 3; 26 - 6; 27 - 5; 28 - 4; 4 and 5 - 7 MPH.
f 1 has title 'Tesaurum mundi hic est'.
f29 A King is pulled out of a fountain by two naked figures.
f30 A naked king stands in a fountain surrounded by 6 naked figures (of the planets?) with banners bearing text.
f31-42 An irregular form of the 'Donum Dei' with 12 flasks.
Flask 1. Man and woman are show in the flask above a green liquid. In this liquid, below the man is a sun disc, while below the woman is a green winged dragon or cockatrice.
Flask 2. A man and woman are shown lying in bed beneath a canopy in side the flask. Below in a layer of green liquid, a naked man on the left profers a heart to a naked woman on the right. Beside the flask the green dragon or cockatrice of the former flask is seen biting and devouring a sun disc.
Flask 3. A man and a woman are shown facing each other above a layer of green liquid in the Flask. Below them are depicted respectively a woman and a man looking in opposite directions.
Flask 4. An eagle's head is shown above a layer of green liquid. In this liquid is a green toad.
Flask 5. A pile of stone or earth is shown above a ;laye of green liquid in the flask, within this green liquid sic snakes are swimming. Another pile of stones or earth is seen higher up in the neck of the flask.
Flask 6. Similar to the previous except the earth is noww hovering in the space above the layer of green liquid. there are only 4 snakes swimming in this.
Flask 7. A naked man with a Sun head stands on the surface of the layer of green liquid. Nothing i s seen in this except a few waves.
Flask 8. In the layer of green liquid the green dragon or cockatrice is seen. Its head reaches back as if trying to seize its tail.
Flask 9. A bird is seen walking over the layer of green liquid. In this is a sun on the left and a moon on the right. The cockatrice or dragon of the previous figure is depicted upside down still trying to seize its own tail.
Flask 10. A naked man is seen upside down in side the flask falling towards the layer of green liquid. In this another naked man is seen kneeling in prayer. Beside the flask is a Peacock with its tail displayed.
Flask 11. A red rose is seen above the layer of green liquid, within which a man with a sun head holds up a flower.
Flask 12. A King with a red crown and sceptre, holds a red flower on the right. The layer of green liquid has now disappeared, and the king stands upon a small layer of solid grey matter.
669. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 30.
386 pages + 5 + 13 + 20 folios. 130x100mm. Mid 17th Century.
[Collection of alchemical and chemical receipts in Italian and Latin.]
670. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 33.
28 folios. 125x100mm. 16th Century [c.1500.]
1. Alemanus de Bohemia. De lapide ad Bonifacium VIII pontificem [in Italian.]
2. [Receipt for a metallic water, in Latin.]
3. Alexius Africus. De septem herbis planetis appropriatis [in Italian.]
4. De virtutibus septem herbarum.
671. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 35.
6 folios. 215x140mm. Late 15th Century.
1. [Alexius Africus.] De septem herbis et septem planetis [incomplete.]
2. [Anon.] De urinis.
[Followed by a few medical receipts.]
672. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 36.
111 folios. 210x150mm. Mid 15th Century.
1. ff1-50 [Alfarabi] Liber alchemicus.
2. ff51-70 [Alfarabi] Synonima arabico-latina.
3. ff71-75 G. Sedacerius. De vitro.
4. f76v-111 G. Sedacerius. Quadripartita de lapide philosophico.
673. London, Wellcome Institute. MS. 50.
84 folios. 215x165mm. Early 17th Century.
Arcana desumpta ex metallicis, ex mineralibus ex vegetabilibus, et ex animalibus.
[A collection of chemical and alchemical remedies.]
674. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 52.
2 + 181 folios. 195x155mm. Early 17th Century.
Arcanum arcanorum philosophorum de lapis [sic] philosophorum Mittel unnd Endt, durch viellfaltigen Beweiss dir fur beschriben wirdt und anngezeugt, damit, der wahre getrowe durstige Liebhaber und nachfolger, der rechter unnd wahre Crone aller Weissheit nachzufolgen sich zu trencken zu haben.
[This MS. is the work of a fervent disciple of Paracelsus, from whose writings he has made many extracts. There are also many quotations from, and references to the works of Basilius Valentinus.]
[8 pen drawn symbolical figures.]
[From the Julius Kohn library.]
675. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 68.
34 folios. 140x100mm. Mid 15th Century.
Secretum Aristotelis et philosophia occulta.
676. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 73.
35 + 49 + 12 pages. 225x170mm. Mid 17th Century.
Trois traitez de la philosophie naturelle non encore imprimez. Sçavoir: Le secret livre du très ancien philosophe Artephius traitant de l'art occulte et transmutation metalique. Plus les figures hieroglyphiques de Nicholas Flamel avec l'explication d'icelles par le dit Flamel. Ensemble le vray livre du docte Sinesius... sur le mesme sujet. Le tout traduit par P. Arnaud. MDCXII.
[This is a transcript of work published in Paris in 1612.]
677. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 77.
26 + 6 folios. 205x140mm. Late 16th Century.
Arnoldus de Villanova. Flos florum.
[Seemingly a compilation from the 'Flos florum' and the 'Practica'.]
678. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 88.
215 + 52 folios. 320x200mm. 16th and 20th Centuries.
1. 215ff Artzeney Puch. [c. 1550.]
2. 52ff Abschrift des 'Rosarium Philosophorum' gefertigt Januar 1903, durch Dr. Carl Gerster zu Braunfels. [A transcript of 'De alchimia opuscula complura veterum philosophorum', Frankfurt 1550, written in 1903 on the blank leaves of the original MS. Dr Gerster has pasted in pen drawn copies of the title page and woodcut illustrations, done on tracing paper.]
679. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 107.
60 folios. 145x110mm. 16th Century [1588.]
C. B. Wahrhafftiger unnd Gründlicher bericht der Zweier Universal Tincturen zu Transmutiren dÿ vnuolkommenen Metalla in die perfection, das ist in [Sun/Gold] und [Moon/Silver] darmit sie ewig fix und bestendig in den 4 Haubtproben bleiben und bestehen mugen. Auch zuuertreiben allerley kranckheiten der menschen, und dargegen zuerhalten serselben gesundheit...
[This MS. is in the form of a note book of the 'Liber amicorum' type.]
[From the Julius Kohn library.]
680. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 109.
50 pages. 205x140mm. Late 16th Century.
1. Roger Bacon. Speculum alchimiae.
2. [Anon.] Liber de duodecim aquis [in Italian.]
3. [Extract from 'Breve Breviarum'.]
681. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 116.
72 pages. 215x160mm. Mid 14th Century.
1. pp1-23 Bartholomaeus de Ripa Romea. De lapidibus.
2. pp24-37 Zael. Liber sigillorum.
3. pp37-72 Kiranides. Libri I - IV.
682. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 117.
281 pages + 51 folios. Vellum. 165x105mm. 15th Century [1462.]
[Collection of alchemical and medical works, tracts on the virtues of stones, medical receipts, etc. Copied from a MS. belonging to Bisticius, A Florentine silversmith and physician, by Bartholomaeus Marcellus.]
1. pp1-103 Bartholomaeus de Ripa Romea. De lapidibus.
2. pp104-110 Zael. Liber sigillorum.
3. pp110-206 J. de Rupescissa. De consideratione Quintae Essentiae.
4. pp207-240 R. Lullius. Ars operativa.
5. pp240-248 Bisticius. Receptae.
6. pp248-258 Pseudo - St. Albertus Magnus. De secretis philosophorum.
7. pp258-261 F. Ariosto. Superadditio dictis [ Rupescissae.]
8. pp261-278 J. de Rupescissa. Liber lucis.
9. pp229 Petrus de Abano. De venenis.
683. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 121.
24 folios. 145x85mm. Early 17th Century.
Basilius Valentinus. Epitome ex libro I [et II] Testamenti. Extract ex Libro von naturlich und übernaturlichen Dingen.
684. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 131.
27 folios. 280x210mm. Mid 16th Century.
Bernhardus Trevisanus. [De chymico miraculo quod Lapidem Philosophiae appellant. In Italian.]
685. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 140.
125 folios. 220x150mm. Late 14th Century.
Bonaventura de Iseo. Liber Compostella. [With some added alchemical receipts and processes, by contemporary hands.]
686. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 147.
12 folios. 315x205. 17th Century [c.1600.]
A Briefe Treatise or hipothesis of one Booke called Speculum Universi or Universall Mirror.
[The subject of the work is the theory of alchemy.]
687. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 149.
48 + 2 folios. 200x140mm. Mid 17th Century.
Breve sumario diviso in 7 libri circa le cose naturali, et sue operationi mediante l'arte, et senza.
Tabula smaragdina Hermetis [by another hand.]
688. London, Wellcome Institute. MS. 150.
1 + 147 folios. 300x190mm. 17th Century [c.1620.]
Jacopo Brocardo and others. Warnungs-schriefft. 1604. [With copies and extracts from 18 other works by various Authors containing prophecies, etc. claimed to forecast the coming downfall of the Papacy: and including the famous Rosicrucian 'Fama Fraternitatis'.]
689. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 164.
208 folios. 160x110mm. 15th Century [1416-1419.]
Das Buch der Heiligen Dreifaltigkeit.
[One illustration only. Text in German.]
f99v [A Woman in a blue robe stands in a nimbus of rays of light upon a moon. Above and around her head are 12 stars. From behind her rises a cross upon which Christ is crucified.]
690. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 168.
8 folios + 285 + 78 pages. 265x200mm. 17th Century [1634.]
Francisco Bulgarini. Raccolta di Varii Secreti parte al-Chimici et parte Medicinali di me... Hauuti da diversi Medici, Cirugici ed Amici. Prima con due Tauole diuise, et un Trattato Filosophico d'una Secretissima, e curiosa Scienza in fine del Libro. Et con una esplicatione de' nomi, e Vocabuli ignoti dell' Alchimia.
691. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 185.
2 + 33 + 3 folios. 155x105mm. 17th Century [1648.]
Terentius Celestinus [or Coelestinus]. Aureus libellus secreti secretorum, quem solum pii, sanctique viri, quibus et non aliis Arcanum patefit, funditus intelligere possunt.
[Compiler's name is given under the amagram 'Tessun Celi Terenszi'.]
1. ff1-3 J. Pontanus. Epistola in qua de lapide quem Philosophorum vocant agitur.
2. ff3-29 M. Sendivogius. Novum lumen chimicum.
3. ff27-33 M. Sendivogius. Parabola seu Aenigma philosophicum.
4. ff34-end R. Lullius. Nonnulla ex Proverbiis.
692. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 186.
2 + 81 + 27 folios. 160x110mm. 17th Century [1648.]
Terentius Celestinus [or Coelestinus]. Liber hic plane Divinus est, claususque sigillis tribus, quem nemo aperire potest, nisu cui D.O.M. revelare voluerit: nec revelebit alicui, nisi coelibem sanctamque vitam duxerit simulque mentem acuerit.
[Compiler's name is given under the amagram 'Tessun Coeli Terenszi'.]
1. ff1-6 Khalid ibn Jazid. Liber trium verborum.
2. ff6v-25 F.S. Pisanus. Brevis libellus.
3. ff25v-27v Epistola... de prima operatione.
4. ff27v-28 Hermes Trismegistus. Testamentum.
5. ff28-30 Aristleus [or Aristeus]. Verba... ad filium suum [in verse.]
6. ff31-34 Sibylla Erythraea. Septem versus.
7. ff34-35 T. Norton. Dicta.
8. ff35-38 Dicta de lapide sophorum.
9. ff38-47 Lux in tenebris refulgens.
10. ff47v-52v E. Philaletha. Manuductio ad rubinum coeleste ex Martino Birrio.
11. ff52v-56v Instructio super lapide maximo.
12. ff56v-59 Commendatio de pharmaco catholico.
13. ff59-81 De menstruo universali omnium metallorum et mineralium.
14. ff1-19, 21-26 J. de Rupescissa. Canones universales ad extrahendam quintam essentiam.
15. ff19v-20 R. Lullius. Arbor philosophicalis.
693. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 189.
76 folios. 155x95mm. 17th Century [1619-1626.]
Peter Chamberlayne, [1601-1683] Liber amicorum.
[Includes Salomon de Caus, Janus Gruter, William Dickinson, etc.]
694. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 190.
38 folios. 270x205mm. Mid 17th Century.
[Chimica figurata.]
f1r Drawings of distillation apparatus, and a possible filtration apparatus a 'Urinal con il pipio'.
f1v Drawings of variety of flasks.
f3 Coloured drawings of 4 flasks. The first has four heads in it, and 9 flowers growing out of the neck of the flask, The second has a winged sun and moon set about the neck. The third has within it a naked king and queen embracing each other while three blue flowers come out of the neck of the flask. The fourth has a winged dragon within it and nothing coming out of the flask.
f4 A set of five flasks. The first has aa layer of liquid with snakes swimming. Two birds and a cockatrice (?) or perhaps winged dragon with curled tail coming out of the neck. The second has a layer of liquid with no features, and a dove comes out of the neck. The third has a layer of liquid with not features and three birds come out of the neck. The fourth has a layer of liquid and now drops of red, green and blue descend down the inside of the flask, at the neck sits a dove bearing a branch with blue flowers. The fifth shows a flask with a dragon lying at the bottom, from the neck a peacock stands with tail outstretched, while two birds flying from opposite directions enter the flaks head first.]
These are to some extent based on the 'Donum Dei', but have more elaborate birds at the necks of the flasks.
Flask 1. Nine blue flowers emerging from neck of flask. Four heads and grey cloud is shown within.
Flask 2. Winged Sun and Moon approach on either side the top of the flask.
Flask 3. Three blue flowers emerge from neck of flask. Inside King and queen stand in an embrace.
Flask 4. Dragon inside flask, shaded red and green. Flask open at top, nothing in the neck.
Flask 5. Two birds fly out of the neck of the flask to the right and left. Between them stands a dragon. Inside the flask are snakes in a layer of liquid.
Flask 6. A white bird flies out of the nck of the flask, which has a band of liquid within.
Flask 7. Three dark shaded birds fly out of the neck of the flask. A band of liquid is shown.
Flask 8. A white bird sits at the neck of the flask. It holds a branch in its beak bearing three blue flowers.
Flask 9. Two white swans or geese with long necks fly into the flask, their necks entering the open top. Between them stand a Peacock displaying its tail. Inside at the bottom is a dragon.
f5v 'Pater Hermes Philosophorum'. A bearded man in a robe and crowned stand on a grassy island. Beside him is a 16 fold star.
f6r A flask shaped like a figure eight and labelled inside 'IAAT' is set at the centre of four globes of the four elements, Ignis, Aer, Aqua, Terra. Below are indicated the four qualities, Sicca, Frigid, Humi, Cali.
f7 The flask is set on the top of a cylinder divided vertically into 4 bands.
f7v The figure of eight shaped flask stands beside the Sun.
f8 The flask stands beside the Moon.
f9 A beared man in a white robe gestures to a figure of eight shaped flask beside him with a pipe growing out of its side.
f9v A round disc with three coloured bands has three faces upon it, beside are two flasks, one with a pipe growing out of it with 'IAAT'.
f10 Sun face.
f10v Disc with four horizontal layers.
f11 Flask with 'IAAT' and pipe stands on disc with four layers..
f12 Disc with two horizontal layers divided by a diameter. The top layer is futher divided by vertiical radius into two regions coloued red and blue.
f12 Moon face.
f13 Inside a circular space two moon crescents with faces gaze from opposite sides at a central flask (8 shaped).
f14 Figure of man in toga or robe, labelled 'Geber Philosophus'.
f15 Within a egg shaped space we see the disc of f12 at the base of which is a cresecent moon.
f16 A hand reaches out of a circular disc labelled A.S.A.P.H., its fingers formed into a fist.
f17 Flask with 'IAAT' and pipe betwenn Sun and Moon.
f17v-18r Figure of man in red and yellow robe is on the left. At the top is 'Aristotles Philosophus'. He gestures towards a man lying on the ground his breast pierced by a arrow, from his lower abdomen a tree grows with red flowers. A moon is on the right.
f19 A man set in a ornamental niche holds a book and gestures to the left. To his right is our flask with a pipe.
f19v-20r On the left a woman lies on the ground and gestured to a plinth upon which is set a skull. On the right 'Pan Silvanus' with cloven hoofs plays a bagpipes.
f20v Furnace/waterbath with space for four flasks.
f21 Figure showing distillation from alembic in progress.
f21v Furnace/waterbath.
f22 Figure showing circulation on progress from two alembics linked together.
f22v Figure showing distillation from alembic with spiral around it.
f23 Furnace shaped like a castle with turrets.
f23v Four interlinked circulating vessels. Also double pelican single circulating flask, and the figure 8 shaped vessel.
f24 Figure of furnace in form of castle with two turrets.
f24v Figure showing distillation from alembic and collection in another flask alongside. From a side branch on this flask liquid is being collected into another flask set below.
f25 Elaborate circular furnace with central tower around which are set spaces for 9 or 10 flasks. 'Furnus rectificationis etc.'
f25v Circular furnace enclosed at top. 'Furnus Reverberationis et calcinationis et fusionis.'
f33-34r A variety of flasks including elaborate distillation apparatus are shown.
[A collection of carefully executed water-colour drawings of symbolic alchemical illustrations, related to the 'Vallis Novi' series. cf. MS. Ashburnham 1166. The original manuscript and especially the illustrations are fully described by Carbonelli in his 'Sulle fonti storiche dell Chimica e dell' Alchimia in Italia'. 1925, pp. 46-71, 111-116.]
695. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 192.
418 pages. 230x185mm. 16th Century [1584.]
Christophorus Parisiensis. Les oeuures de Christophle Parisien, très excellent philosophe corrigées de toutte [sic] superfluité, traduites d'Italien, en françois au mois de Januier 1584.
1. Medulla artis.
2. Sommette.
3. Viollette.
4. L'oeuure vegétale et minéralle... laquelle est apellée par l'autheur Lucidaire ou Somme majeure de l'art transmutatoire des corps des métaux.
5. L'alphabet apertoire.
6. La practique de notre oeuure.
696. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 193.
169 folios. 280x245mm. Early 17th Century.
Christophorus Parisiensis. Opera [in Italian.]
f1 Iste liber dicitur. Amici ueni mecum.
f2 Opera dell'eccellentissimo filosopfo Magistro Christoforo da Parigi intitulata Lucidario.
f44 v Opera... antedetta ridutta in sostantia et sotto breuita per lo Reverendo Padre Prete Stefano de Casale Mediolanense..
f62 Copia del Lucidario... dell'Arte transmutatoria mandata per lui a Magistro Andrea d'Obingen...
f85 Auri Potabilia Virtutes secundum Arnaldum de Villa Noua... in suo Rosario.
f85v Auri Potabilia Virtutes secundum D. Nicolaum de Polonia.
f86v Auri Potabilia Virtutes secundum Arnaldum de Villa Noua.
f91v Testamentum magistri Christophori Parisiensis... et uocatur La Violetta.
f111 Alphabeto di tutte le lettere delli capitoli dell'Arbore philosophicale et l'Alphabeto del lucidario nostro.
115 Summettae Alphabetum magistri Christophori Parisiensis.
119-end [Illustrations of alchemical apparatus, with explanatory text.]
697. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 233.
70 folios. 290x200mm. Late 16th Century.
[A Dutch translation of the first part of 'De alchimia opuscula complura veterum philosophorum', Frankfurt, 1550. Incomplete.]
698. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 239.
67 pages. 205x150mm.
Practica et accurtaciones Georgii Ryplay [Ripley] et Raimundi. [In English and Latin. In the hand of John Dee.]
699. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 249.
859 pages. 235x190mm. 17th Century [1640-1658.]
1. pp1-519 Jacques Dorigny. Traité de la philosophie naturelle intitulé 'L'eau lustrale de I.D.N.C.D.T.' [This includes among other extracts 'Les recipez de Raymond Lulle', and 'Exposition de la Table d'Émeraude d'Hermes'.
2. pp521-555 N. Flamel Explication de plusieurs figures triples du grand portail de l'église de Nôtre Dame, Cathédrale de Paris.
3. pp557-644 Médicine universelle. La fleuve des perles d'Orient de la première matière. Du feu secret des Sages. De la Rivière des Perles. De oesther, ou air des Philosophes. De la fontaine perpetuelle de la Nature. De l'âme des estoilles. Du proesther de Zorooesther. Du sel verd. Du diapason, ou parfum des Philosophes. De la génération de l'agen[t] naturel. De la dessente ou métamorphose de l'âme du monde.
4. pp645-692 Artephius. L'apocalipse... pour le grand magistère, tant pour le santé que pour la transmutation métallique.
5. 693-763 Richardus Anglicus. La chimie reformée. De la génération des métaux dans la terre.
6. pp763-859 Basilius Valentinus. La régénération des sept planettes... auquel est adjouté le Table universelle de la philosophie.
[From the Julius Kohn library.]
700. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 250.
6 folios. 200x155mm. 17th Century [1631.]
James Duport. Praevacario: Quaestio sic se habet: Au aurum possit producti per artem chymicam? [Delivered at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1631.]
701. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 259.
1 + 61 + 47 + 72 folios. 190x130mm. 17th Century [1649.]
Petrus Almerigus Encherchz. De lapide philosophico opera varia diversorum auctorum fideliter collecta. MDLII [sic].
1. ff1-28 G.A. Pantheo. Ars transmutationis metallicae. 1518 [transcript].
2. ff30-43 [Anonymous alchemical work.]
3. ff43-44 [Anonymous alchemical poem in Italian, written in the semi-Greek character cypher.]
4. ff44-61 [Alchemical notes.]
5. f1-47 Arthur Dee. Fasciculus chemicus.
6. f1-72 [Alchemical text beginning 'Studio namque florenti...']
702. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 265.
293 folios. 140x100mm. 17th Century [c. 1650.]
Pierre Jean Fabre. [Palladium spagyricum.]
[This work was first published at Toulouse in 1624.]
703. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 267.
1 + 13 folios. 240x185mm. 17th Century [c. 1625.]
Anton Carl Fahnrich. Copirtes Universal-Werke der Natur durch welches die Palffy'sche Familie zu dem grosser Ansehen und Vermögen gekommen seyn soll.
704. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 301.
92 folios. 285x190mm. 17th Century [1611.]
Innocenzo Gandolfi. Descrittione del vero modo di far il solvente fisico, per far l'oro potibile, et ancor si camina all'opera maggiore. Scrito havuto da M. Innocenzo Gandolfi. Et io Agostino Bero l'ho fatto con le mani proprie conformi siegue cioe. [Bologna.]
[Illustrated with pen drawings of alchemical apparatus.]
705. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 309.
350 pages. 135x75mm. 16th Century [1572.]
Johann Gerlach. Occulta scripta chymica.
[In cypher. Illustrated with numerous small water-colour symbolic drawings.]
1. pp1-6 [Four Psalms in German, and two Latin prayers.]
2. pp7-178 Secreta alchemica [in cypher, German.]
3. pp179-180 [Prayers in German.]
4. pp181-187 Elixir Vitae [list of components in Latin.]
5. pp188-209 [Alchemical and medical receipts, prayers, etc., mainly in cypher, and in German.]
5. pp210-219 Ciment Regal [in German.]
6. pp221-252 Libellus de creatione omnium rerum Anno 1575 Die 23 Augusti. In der Naunburgk an der Sala. Authori Johanne Girlachio [in German.]
7. pp322-328 Lapis philosophorum. 1576 Die Saturni 25 February [in German.]
[From the Julius Kohn library.]
706. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 310.
4 + 269 folios. 210x160mm. 17th Century [1609-1613.]
[Collection of thirteen alchemical treatises in German and Latin, mostly in the hand of Johann Gessler.]
1. ff1-52 Guido de Montanor. Menstruum vegetabile.
2. ff54-76 George Ripley. Medulla philosophiae... de secretis alchimiae.
3. ff76-77 Aqua vitae ex M. Bartholomaeo [Anglico] in suo libro medicinae.
4. f77 Tinctura a Domino Dufall ex libro Nicolai Flamelii et D. M. Jacobi [Teutonici?]. [Dated 1613.]
5. ff79-113 Franciscus Hyarcha. Manuale.
6. ff113v-115 Boliardus. Opus ad faciendam medicinam penetrantem et fixam super 80 partes mercurii crudi ad luman verissimam. Ex volumina a doctore Ione Adelwerti.
7. ff120-156 Giacomo Antonio Gromis. Secreta secretissima medicinae spagyicae... J.A. de Gromis Marchionis, olim Paduae, 137 annos habentis: a D. Benedicto Figulo ex ipsius libro descripta.
8. ff156v-159 George Phaedro. Flos Hermaphroditi sappiricus... e tenebris eruta per Raphaelem Eglinum Iconium. MDCXII.
9. ff160-208 Franz Crell. Operationes chemico-spagyicae. Sampt allerley Handgriffen... by Churfursten Ernesto laborirt.
10. ff209-228 Mardochai de Nelle. Wie man die Sulfur, Arsenik und Salz aus des minerales Solle zu Weges bringen.
11. ff228v-235 Paracelsus. Gradationes ex Libro de gradationibus.
12. ff236-244 Ein Tabella oder Taffel darinen der Anfang, das Mittel, und das End, als der rechte, warhafftige Gründ aller Philosophischer Weisheit begrüffet ist.
13. ff245-265 Fama Fraternitatis oder Bruderschafft des hochlöblichen Ordens de fratris R[osen] C[reutzes] [Rosicrucians]. Ahn die Heubter Stende, und Gelehrten Europae.
707. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 319.
449 pages. 165x115mm. Mid 17th Century.
Le Grand-Oeuvre médical, astrologique et alchymique.
708. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 320.
362 pages + 2 folios. 170x115mm. Mid 17th Century.
La clef majeure de la sapience et science des secrets de la nature où il est s[im]plement traitez des qualitez des métaux et de leurs transmutations.
1. pp1-32 Le clef majeure de la sapience.
2. pp33-37 N. de Valois. Extraict du manuscrit de Nicholas le Valois, avis à son fils unique. Explication des livres des premiers agents.
3. pp37-76 N. de Valois. Extraict en abrégé d'un manuscrit fait sur l'oeuvre de la pierre.
4. pp77-273 P. Vicot. La clef des secrets de philosophie.
5. pp274-340 Le livre de M. Grosparmy [ecrit] en l'an 1449.
6. pp341-346 Mathon. Mémoire [alchemical processes.]
7. pp347 -end G. Duclo. [Alchemical process and recipes.]
[On p7 is a small pen drawn symbolic figure.]
709. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 321.
38 folios. 145x295mm. 17th Century [c.1650.]
Johann Baptist Grosschedel. Annotations sur le Calendrier naturel et cabalistiq[ue].
[By an unnamed commentator. Interleaved is a copy, cut up into eleven strips, of the engraved broadside 'Calendarium naturale magicum perpetuum', published by J.T. de Bry.]
710. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 329.
139 folios. 165x100mm. 17th Century [1646-1648.]
Handbuchlein vor allerhand chymischen Sachen. Colligirt unnd zusammen gezogen durch mich [...].
[Illustrated with a coloured symbolic figure, and a pen drawing of 'Sigillum Hermetis', also two drawings, one coloured of a statue of Paracelsus.]
[From the Julius Kohn library.]
711. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 330.
14 + 36 +76 folios. 200x150mm. 16 and 17th Centuries.
[Gregorius Handsch. Collection of iatro-chemical remedies and receipts in German and Latin, dated 1556 (Prague). With additional chemical, medical and alchemical receipts, etc., dated 1621 (Marburg).]
712. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 358.
2 + 26 folios. 215x150mm. 16th Century [1583.]
Johann Isaac Hollandus. L'oeuvre de Saturne. Scribebat Aegidius Sylvanus Delphen[sis].
[An abbreviated French translation of the 'Opus Saturni'.]
713. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 359.
13 +171 +103 folios. 205x160mm. 16th Century [1563.]
[Collection of extracts, receipts, notes, etc. on alchemy and chemistry. In Dutch and German.]
1. ff1-9 Instruction oder Bericht wie man den Stein genant Lapidem Philosophorum gewynnen und uberkomen mach.
2. ff9v-13 [Alchemical receipts in German.]
3. ff13v-f2 [J.I. Hollandus. Die Saltzen der Metallenn ausszuziehenn.]
4. ff3-8 [J.I. Hollandus.Nun folget wie mann die Olien deren Metallen... machenn soll.]
5. ff8v-14 [J.I. Hollandus. Hye begyndt ein werck... kunst der philozoffey nac de leringe des Szecreten Hermis trismegisty...]
6. ff14v-30 J.I. Hollandus. De lapide philosophorum ex labore Izaac [in Dutch.]
7. ff30-60 [Alchemical and chemical receipts, mostly in German.]
8. ff60v-77 J.I. Hollandus Aliud opus de lapide philosophorum ex labore Isaac [in Dutch.]
9. ff77-81[Alchemical and chemical receipts. In German.]
10. ff82-102 J.I. Hollandus De lapide philosophico ex saturno [in Dutch.]
11. f102 [Alchemical and chemical receipts, in German.]
12. ff103-108 [On white and red elixirs. In Dutch.]
13. ff109-118v [Alchemical and chemical receipts, in German and Dutch.]
14. ff118v-140 J.I. Hollandus. Von die Saeltzenn der metalen.]
15. ff140v-159 J.I. Hollandus. Twey rader van fondament der Const.
16. ff161-171 and ff1-26 J.I. Hollandus. Tot werck der olders. de lapide philosophorum.
17. ff26-37v [Alchemical and chemical receipts, in German.]
18. ff37v-41 [Johannes Viennensis] Speculum elementorum [In German.]
19. ff41-49 [Alchemical and chemical receipts. In German.]
20. ff49v-55v [J.I. Hollandus. Ein gudt Sprichtwerck der ex libris [?] die lapids [sic] philosophicis Herrn Isach.]
21. ff56-65 [Chemical, alchemical and medical receipts. In German and Dutch.]
22. f74v-91 [Elias Frater.] De Lapide Philosophorum congectione in figuris duodecim [in Dutch] [Illustrated with symbolic figure, and 12 pen uncoloured pen drawings of the 'Donum Dei' series.]
23. ff92-97 De namen der ouden int werc gesloten synde hem openbaren.
24. ff98-101 Arnoldus de Villanova. 'Testamentum' and 'Parabolae' [epitomized in Dutch verse by Mathys Goevaerts.]


714. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 383.
4 + 301 folios. 205x135mm. 16th Century [c.1565.]
Frater Joannes Baptista. [Collection of short alchemical works and extracts in Latin, with a few entries in Italian and Spanish.] Vol. I.
1. ff1-87 [Collection of short extracts from alchemical authors, mainly from Arabic and medieval alchemical writers, but also icluding excerpts from G. Agostino Pantheo, and Joannes Baptista Montanus.]
2. ff87-100 Richardus Anglicus. Correctiorum alchemiae.
3. ff100-107v R. Bacon. Speculum alchemiae.
4. ff107v-125 Khalid ibn Jazid. Liber secretorum alchemiae.
5. ff125v-129 [Miscellaneous alchemical notes and extracts.]
6. ff129-136v Johannes de Nani [or Narni]. Lapis minor.
7. ff137-152 Arnoldus de Villanova. Perfectum magisterium.
8. ff152v-183 Arnoldus de Villanova. Rosarius.
9. ff183-198 Geber. De investigatione magisterii.
10. ff198-204v Khalid ibn Jazid. Liber trium verborum.
11. f205-207v Arnoldus de Villanova. Visio mystica.
12. f207v-209v Arnoldus de Villanova. De secretis naturae.
13. ff210-224 [Miscellaneous alchemical notes and extracts.]
14. ff225-226v Hortulanus. Expositio super textum Hermetis. Part I.
15. ff227-232bis John Dastin. Practica.
16. ff232bisv-235 Hortulanus. Expositio super textum Hermetis. Part II.
17. ff236-240v Rosinus. De lapide.
18. ff240-244 R. Lullius. Epistola accurtationis.
19. ff244-244v Geber. Epistola.
20. ff245-251 J[oannes] B[aptista]. Tractatus de medicina tertii ordinis.
21. ff251-257v Alphidius. Liber methaurorum.
22. ff257-v261v {Rhazes?] Liber perfecti magisterii.
23. ff262-268v Pseudo St. Thomas Aquinas. Liber super lapidem philosophicum.
24. ff268v-268terv A. de Abbatia. Epistola.
25. ff268-289 Consilium conjugii sive de massa solis et lunae.
26. ff289v-295 Arnoldus de Villanova. Novum lumen.
27. ff295-298 Lapis hispanis.
[From the Julius Kohn library.]
715. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 384.
16 + 338 folios. 245x175mm. 16th Century [c.1565.]
1. ff1-7 R. Bacon. Speculum alchemiae.
2. ff7-17v Richardus Anglicus. Correctorium alchemiae.
3. ff17v-26v Hortulanus. Rosarius minor.
4. ff26v-34 Khalid ibn Jazid. Liber secretorum alchemiae.
5. ff34-38 Questio an lapis philosophorum valeat contra pestem Jo[annis] B[aptis]te f[ratris].
6. ff38-47v Ferrarius. Thesaurus philosophorum.
7. ff47v-52 Ferrarius. Epistola papae.
8. ff52-53v R. Lullius. Liber mercuriorum.
9. ff53v-56(1)v R. Lullius. Repertorium.
10. ff56(3)v-63v R. Lullius. Apertorium abbreviatum.
11. ff63v-76v R. Lullius. De intentione alchimistarum.
12. ff76v-86v R. Lullius. Ars intellectiva.
13. ff87-97v R. Lullius. Practica artis intellectivae.
14. ff97v-98 J. de Rupescissa. De consideratione quintae essentiae.
15. ff98-99 Odomarus. Practica ad discipulum.
16. ff101-106v Consideratio lapidis.
17. ff106v-111 Arnoldus de Villanova. Epistola ad Bonifacium VIII.
18. ff111-117v Geber. Liber fornacum.
19. ff117-146v De magni lapidis autore Jo[hanne] baptista f[ratre].
20. ff14v-215 Apologia Jo[annis] Ba[ptis]tae contra Jo[annem] Bracesco [sic] pro erroribus per ipsium fatis [sic] in espositione Geberis.
21. ff216-219v R. Lullius. Epistola accurtationis.
22. ff219v-221 Arnoldus de Villanova. Epistola ad regem Aragoniae.
23. ff221-222 Geber. Epistola.
24. ff222-222v Epistola Jo[annis] bapt[is]tae f[ratris].
25. ff222v-225v Khalid ibn Jazid. Liber trium verborum.
26. ff225v-227 Arnoldus de Villanova. Visio mystica.
27. ff227-228v Arnoldus de Villanova. De secretis naturae.
28. ff228v-234v Hortulanus. Super textum Hermetis.
29. ff 235-236 R. Lullius. Fragmenta.
30. ff236-256 Arnoldus de Villanova. Rosarius.
31. ff256-260 Arnoldus de Villanova. Novum lumen.
32. ff260-263v Arnoldus de Villanova. Perfectum Magisterium.
33. ff263v-266 Questiones xiii pro magis inteligendum infrascripta dita [sic] de Jo[annis] b[aptiste].
34. ff267-271 Rosinus. De lapide.
35. ff271-276 Alphidius. Libellus isagogicus.
36. ff276v-282v Geber. De investigatione magisterii.
37. ff282v-286v Geber. Testamentum.
38. ff287-291 [John Dastin.] Epistola ad regem Robertum.
39. ff291-294 J. de Rupescissa. Liber lucis.
40. ff294v-301 Tractatus de medisina [sic] tertii hordinis [sic] Jo[annis] B[aptistae] f[ratris]
41. ff301-302v Pseudo-Merlin. Allegoria lapidis.
42. ff302v-316 [Anon.] Consilium conjugis de massa solis et lunae.
43. ff316-318v Lapis ex substantia Joannis baptistae, etc.
44. ff318v-328 J. de Rupescissa. De consideratione quintae essentiae [part].
45. ff328-332 [Rhazes?] De perfecto magisterio.
46. ff332-333 Hermes Trismegistus. Directorium.
47. ff334-335v Daniel [Riginus]. Cantus [in Italian. This was printed in G.B. Nazari's 'Della transmutatione metallica...', Brescia, 1599.]
[Illustrated with a few rough pen drawings of alchemical apparatus.]
[From the Julius Kohn library.]
716. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 385.
16 + 313 folios. 240x170mm. 16th Century [c.1565.]
f2 [Heading]: 'Thesaurus thesaurorum. Rosarius philosophorum.'
1. ff3-14 Arnoldus de Villanova. Rosarius I.
2. ff14-21 Arnoldus de Villanova. Perfectum magisterium.
3. ff21-27v Arnoldus de Villanova. Novum lumen.
4. ff27v-30 Arnoldus de Villanova. Epistola ad regem Neapolitanum.
5. ff30-52 Arnoldus de Villanova. Rosarius II.
6. ff52-61v [Miscellaneous alchemical receipts, etc. in Italian and Latin.]
7. ff61-67v Dicta Philosophorum.
8. ff67v-73 [Anon.] De auro potabile.
9. ff74-84 Hortulanus. Super textum Hermetis.
10. ff 84v-85v Elixir sive menstruum rubeum.
11. ff85v-90 Arnoldus de Villanova. Quaestiones.
12. ff90v-92v [Alchemical poems in Latin and Italian.]
13. ff93-106v Christophorus Parisiensis. Practica.
14. f107 [Alchemical receipts in Latin and Italian.
15. ff108-113v St. Albertus Magnus. Semita recta I.
16. ff114-115v Arnoldus de Villanova. Visio mystica.
17. f116 [Latin verses on alchemy, and a receipt in Italian.]
18. f117-124v R. Lullius. Epistola accurtationis.
19. ff125-127 [Alchemical receipts in Italian and Latin.]
20. ff128-133 De sublimationibus.
21. ff133-140 Fragmenta alchemica.
22. ff140-162 [Miscellaneous alchemical receipts, in Latin and Italian.]
23. ff163-167v J. de Rupescissa. Liber Lucis.
24. ff168-171 [Miscellaneous alchemical receipts, in Latin.]
25. ff172-174 R. Lullius. [Fragmenta.]
26. ff175-183 [Miscellaneous alchemical receipts, etc. in Latin and Italian.]
27. ff183v-187v St. Albertus Magnus. Semita recta II.
28. ff188-199 Frater Johannes Baptista. 'Vera et aprobatta ars mineralis...'
29. ff200-221 [Miscellaneous alchemical receipts, etc. in Italian and Latin.]
30. ff222-240 Rosinus. De lapide philosophorum.
31. ff240-257 [Miscellaneous receipts, in Latin and Italian.]
32. ff257-263(7) J. de Rupescissa. De consideratione quintae essentiae.
33. ff263(7)-265 [Miscellaneous alchemical receipts, etc. in Latin and Italian.]
34. ff265v-269v [Frater, Joannes Baptista?] 'Oarticulare qui puotest [sic] disi lapis.'
35. ff270v-274v [[Miscellaneous alchemical receipts, etc. in Latin.]
36. ff274v-278v Antonius de Abbatia. Epistola.
37. ff278v-288 [Frater Joannes Baptista.] Tractatus.
38. ff288-290v Lapis Hispanus [in Spanish.]
39. ff290v-292v [Miscellaneous alchemical receipts, etc. in Spanish and Italian.]
40. ff292v-307 Joannes Baptista Montanus. De urinis.
41. ff308-308v Alphidius. Libellus isagogus [incomplete.]
[Illustrated with rough pen drawings of alchemical apparatus, and a full page 'alchemical tree' diagram.]
[The contents bear a strong resemblance to the alchemical collection 'Verae alchemiae artisque metallicae...', published by G. Gratarolo at Basle in 1561.]
[From the Julius Kohn library.]
717. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 388.
1 + 76 folios. 210x170mm. Mid 17th Century.
Liber de Elixire Vitae secundum Ortulanum et Rosarium. Breviloquium de Lapide Philosophico. Item de Quinta Essentia et preparationibus similibus. [In English and Latin.]
1. ff1-2 Johannes Pauper. Elixir Vitae Orlon [sic] et Rosarius [In verse.]
2. ff3-33 Johannes Pauper. [Prose commentary on item 1.]
3. ff33v-36 R. Carpenter [Alchemical poem.]
4. ff36v-45 [Alchemical tract.]
5. ff46-59 Johannes Pauper. Breviloquium.
6. ff61-77 J. de Rupescissa. De consideratione quintae essentiae. [Extract.]
[cf. MS. Ashmole 1418.]
718. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 420.
4 + 253 + 15 folios. 155x105mm. Mid 17th Century.
Libretto d'alchimia e di medicina.
[Recipes and extracts on alchemical, chemical and iatro-chemical subjects.]
719. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 422.
68 + 7 folios. 210x160mm. Late 16th Century.
Libro de philosophia che de Vulgari e dita archimia e da Prudenti Arte transmutatoria.
720. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 424.
22 folios + 180 pages + 20 folios + 72 pages + 8 folios. 200x150mm. Mid 17th Century.
Livre accomply de secrets chimiques pour distillations, sublimations, cimentations, congélations, fixations, transmutations, calcinations, blancs, rouges, lune, soleil, et pierres précieuses en toute perfection. Avec sa partie ajoincte de médicaments excellents.
721. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 428.
126 folios. 170x115mm. Early 17th Century.
Livre cachetté ou sééllé [sic for 'scellé] qui est, le magistère d'Hermes Trismegiste fermé de 24 seaux [sic], dans lequel sont contenus les plus doctes énigmes serrures sophismes allégories et problesmes des philosophes égiptiens Chaldéés, Juifs, Perses, Grecs, Arrabes [sic], etc. Colligez en partie par Vincent le Grand moyne de Beauvais, et en partie recueilles par Frère Arnauld de Villeneufve son disciple, en faveur de la famille des Arnauld, doctement desliez et ouvertz par les clefz tant dudit Arnauld, que de Jean Clopinel de Meun, entièrement et sans doctrine dechiffré par Guillaume de Paris à son trèsdoux zephire.
722. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 432.
4 + 56 + 2 + 35 folios. 345x225mm. Mid 16th Century.
Livre premier de la Théorique de la verité de l'alchemie plus utille qu'on ne sçauroit estimer pour acquérir la congnoissance d'icelle. [Followed by] Livre second de la praticque.
[This MS. may possibly be a French version of the 'Testamentum' of Raimundus Lullius.]
723. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 436.
8 + 36 + 10 folios. 190x115mm. Mid 17th Century.
Benjamin Lock his Picklock to Riply his Castle. [Transcribed, with a preface, by Arthur Dee: together with 'The huntinge of the Greene Lyon', here ascribed to 'Amen', but according to Elias Ashmole, probably by Abraham Andrews.]
[On f2 'This Booke I receaued from Mr Heriot [Thomas Harriott], at Sion howse, who for many yeares, instructed the Earle of Northumberland [Henry Percy] in the Mathematicks, when he liued in the tower. Anno. 1602. June 6.']
724. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 443.
73 folios. 210x145mm. Late 15th Century.
R. Lullius. Opuscula. Vol. I.
f1-8 [Receipts.]
1. ff9-14v Practica Testamenti.
2. ff15-17v Ars Magica.
3. ff17v-19 Epistola de plumbo et antimonio.
4. f20 Ars artium [Distinctio tertia.]
5. ff20v-22 Literrae arboris philosophiae. [With diagram of the 'Opus philosophicale'.]
6. f24 Lapis occultus.
7. ff25-33v Tertio distinctio.
8. ff33v-37v Practica fundamentalis figurae.
9. ff37v-40v Arbor philosophalis.
10. ff40v-52 Questionarium.
11. ff53-73v De cura individuorum.
12. f73v Tabulae [inclomplete.] [Distinctio tertia.]
[This MS. originally formed part of a larger volume in which MSS. Wellcome 444 and 710 were included.]
725. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 444.
94 folios. 210x145mm. Late 15th Century.
R. Lullius. Opuscula II.
1. ff1-5 Accurtatio.
2. ff5-8 Ars Magna [Cap. 3.]
3. ff8-10v Pseudo St. Thomas Aquinas. De lapide philosophico.
4. ff10v-11v [Rudianus?] Liber trium verborum [extract.]
5. ff11v-12v F. Claudius. Opus ad album [incomplete.]
6. ff13-24 Anima artis.
7. ff24-27 Lapidarius [abridged.]
8. ff27-32 Arnoldus de Villanova. Epistola ad Papam Bonifacium VIII.
9. ff33-40 Practica de furnis.
10. ff41-58v Codicillus.
11. ff59v-76 Mercuria.
ff76-79 [Alchemical extracts and receipts.]
12. ff79v-85v Dicta philosophorum [unfinished.]
ff86-94 [Alchemical and other receipts.]
[Illustrated with pen drawn diagrams.]
726. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 445.
11 folios. 235x160mm. Late 15th Century.
Raymundus Lullius. Testamenti compendium quod alias apertorium nuncupatur. Item experimentorum vel declaratorium. Lapidarium. Commentum [incomplete.]
[Pen drawn diagrams in red, are in part reproduced in 'Theatrum Chemicum' Vol. IV, pp1-170.]
727. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 446.
72 + 5 folios. 205x145mm. Late 15th Century.
Raimundus Lullius. Ymage de vie. Replication. [Alchemical processes and receipts, in French and Latin.]
[f43 has symbolic drawing of two green dragons in combat, and f43v has full page emblematic figure.]
728. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 447.
462 folios. 335x225mm. 16th Century [c.1575.]
R. Lullius.
1. ff1-420 Testamentum.
2. ff420-426 Cantilena.
3. ff426v-431 Aphorismi.
4. ff431-433 [Jean de Meung. Poem in French.]
5. ff433-434 [Anon.] Une chansonnette [Peom in French.]
6. ff435-448 Testamentum: Theorica.
ff499-456 [Figures and tables.]
7. ff457-461v L'Oeuvre de Mercure.
[Illustrated with mand small pen drawn diagrams and figures.]
[From the Julius Kohn library.]
729. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 448.
71 + 10 folios. 200x150mm. 17th Century [1641.]
R. Lullius. Ars brevis.
[Illustrated with 3 pen drawings.]
730. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 449.
77 folios. 125x85mm. Mid 17th Century.
Art misterieux de Raymond Lulle, ou science généralle. Praxis argumentandi.
[Illustrated with a few pen drawn diagrams, and a small engraved portrait of Lully, below which is the signature in pencil of 'Frederick Hockley 1827'. On the fly leaf is 'Wm. Alexr. Aytoun'.]
731. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 450.
11 folios. 200x160mm. Early 16th Century.
1. ff1-2 R. Lullius. Epistola accurtationis ad Rupertum regem [incomplete.]
2. ff2-4v R. Lullius. Epistola ad Regem Angliae [in German.]
3. ff5-10v Florianus. Diadema philosophorum et secretum secretorum.
732. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 451.
56 pages. 205x140mm. Late 16th Century.
R. Lullius. [Abbreviated Italian version of the 'Testamentum', with other alchemical receipts.]
733. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 452.
119 folios. 215x135mm. Mid 17th Century.
R. Lullius.
1. ff1-66v Experimenta.
2. ff66v-69v Aquae [incomplete.]
3. ff70-75v Practica. [Fragment containing Chapters 9 (part) to 17.]
4. ff78-83v [J. de Rupescissa.] De consideratione quintae essentiae.
5. ff86-92 [J. de Rupescissa.] De consideratione quintae essentiae.
6. ff94-97v Tertia distinctio [Beginning only.]
7. f100 Arbor philosophicalis.
8. f102 Significationes Literarum huius Testamenti.
9. f103 Prima distinctio. Cap. 4.
10. f104v Figurae Individuorum.
11. ff105-107 Practica sermocinalis [End only.]
12. ff109-11v [De nostro mercurio.] [Unidentified.]
13. ff112-113 Epistola ad Elucidatio Testamenti ad Edwardum regm Angliae.
14. ff114-115v Secunda distinctio. Chap. V. [-part of IX.]
15. ff116-119 C. Gesner. De chelidoniae essentiis omnibus extrahendis. [Extracted from his 'Thesaurus de remediis secretis', Zurich, 1552.]
734. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 456.
288 folios. 139x90mm. 17th Century [1612-22.]
M.A.C. M. Manuel et exercitations spagyriques. Recuillies de plusieurs graves autheurs de l'une et l'aultre profession, et principalement du D. The. Paracelse.
[Small pen drawings of chemical and alchemical apparatus, also a few symbolic and other small sketches.]
735. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 472.
94 folios. 235x175mm. 17th Century [1633-1669.]
Dionigi Marmi. Ricordi [Containing a diary 1635-1638, an essay on alchemy, alchemical, chemical, technical amd medical receipts, etc. In Italian.]
736. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 473.
74 pages. 17th Century [1636-1674.]
Dionigi Marmi. [Collection of technical receipts for making glass, pottery, dyes, etc., including chemical, alchemical and medical receipts. with additions by other hands.]
[On the first page, dated 1636, the writer states that this MS. is a copy of an older work - about 170 or 180 years old - which was given to him at Montelupo by a 'foreigner'.]
737. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 497.
60 folios. 140x105mm. Mid 15th Century.
Jean de Meung. Le dit de maistre Jehan de meym en la fin du Rosier. Le livre que s'appelle la fontaine des amoureux... par maistre Jehan de la fontaine.
738. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 502.
264 folios. 215x15omm. 16th Century.
Miscellanea V. [In Latin and Italian.]
9. f133-154 St. Albertus Magnus. Semita recta [followed by some alchemical receipts.]
10. f158-183 J. de Rupescissa. De consideratione quintae essentiae [incomplete.]
739. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 511.
11 folios + pp 43-324. 190x130mm. Mid 17th Century.
Miscellanea Alchemica II.
1. p43-55 Proba d'un Reverendo Padre donata l'anno 1617.
2. p57-119 Benedictus Mazzotta. De mineralibus, rebusque subterraneis aliisque arcanis chymicis.
3. p120-126 Bernhardus Trevisanus. Practica de lapide. Enigma. [In Italian.]
4. p127-183 Trattato d'alcuni medicamenti spagirici [sic] e loro virtu e preparazione.
5. p185-243 Theobald von Hoghelande. Secreta revelatio verae operationis manualis tam pro universali opere et lapide sapientium quam pro particularibus quibusdam.
6. p245-290 In librum de potestate angelica. ad 206: Articulum sextum. An aurum fieri possit saltem a magis virtute Cacodaemonum?
7. p291-302 Trattato d'erbe secondo l'infussi de' pianeti.
8. p303-306 Antonius de Abbatia. Ad mentem Reverendi Antonii Arcipresbytri de Abbatia [de lapide philosophico].
9. p306-314 Raymundus Lullius. Ordo mineralium secundum Raymundum.
10. p314-315 Christophorus Parisiensis. [Extract from 'Alphabeto'.]
11. p316-319 [Alchemical process] Ex C. A. M.
12. p319-324 Raymundus Lullius. Elucidatio Testamenti.
740. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 512.
2 folios + 109 pages + pp200-290 + 1 folio. 150x95mm. Mid 17th Century.
Miscellanea Alchemica. III.
1. p1-28 Instruction à l'Arithmétique.
2. p29-42 Pseudo St Thomas Aquinas. Tractatus de lapide philosophico.
3. p42-49 Pseudo St Thomas Aquinas. Tractatus datus Fratri Reinaldo in arte alchimica.
4. p49-60 J. de Rupescissa. Liber lucis.
5. p61-73 R. Lullius. Clavicula.
6. p74 Index.
7. p75-79 De la matière des Armes et de quoy sont faictes.
8. p79 Index.
9. p80-86 [Alchemical receipts in Latin.]
10. p87-104 Theoria de lapide philosophorum.
11. p105-109, 200-232 Theoria et praxis de lapide philosophorum.
12. p233-244 H. Khunrath. Fragmenta quaedam ex libro [Amphitheatrum sapientiae aeternae. Hanover, 1609.]
13. p245-268 [Miscellaneous alchemical extracts and processes, receipts, etc. A few entries in French at the end.]
14. p269-279 Nomina et virtutes quarundam herbarum.
15. p279-end [Miscellaneous alchemical, medical and magical receipts in French and Latin.]
741. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 513.
10 + 110 folios. 215x155mm. Mid 15th Century.
Miscellanea Alchemica IV.
1. f1-38 J. de Rupescissa. Liber de consideratione uintae Essentiae.
2. f38v-40 Auctoritates philosophorum.
3. f40v [2 watercolour drawings of Lunaria, with Italian notes.]
4. f41-47 Petrus Hispanus. Liber naturalis [extract.]
5. f47v-52 Arnoldus de Villanova. De secretis naturae.
6. f52v-77 [Miscellaneous notes and extracts.]
7. f78-80 [Notes.]
8. f81-88v Hortulanus. Expositio in tabulam smaragdinam Hermetis.
9. f89-91 [Miscellaneous alchemical receipts.]
10. f92-97 Guilhelmus Tecenensis. Lilium de spinis evilsum [incomplete.]
11. f97-103 [Alchemical receipts.]
12. f103v-end [Alchemical notes.]
742. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 514.
144 folios. 215x145mm. 16th Century [1507.]
Miscellanea Alchemica VI. [Venice.]
1. f1-21 Christophorus Parisiensis. Summa minor [in Italian.]
2. f22-24 Christophorus Parisiensis. Alphabetum [in Italian.]
3. f25-39 Christophorus Parisiensis. Cithara [in Italian.]
4. f39v-42 [R. Lullius. Investigatio secreti occulti: Pars III. In Latin.]
5. f43-84v Christophorus Parisiensis. Lucidarium [in Italian.]
6. f85-86 Christophorus Parisiensis. Alphabeto del Luzidario.
7. f87-113 Arnoldus de Villanova. Rosarius major.
8. f113-117v Christophorus Parisiensis. Accurtatio [in Venetian dialect.]
9. f118-122 Daniel Riginus. Carmina de lapide philosophorum [in Italian verse.]
10. f131-141v [Arnoldus de Villanova.] Recepta [in Venetian dialect.]
11. f142-end [Receipt and process for making the Universal Medecine, in Venetian dialect.]
743. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 515.
78 + 1 folios. 225x165mm. Early 17th Century.
Miscellanea Alchemica VII.
1. ff1-6v Pseudo St. Thoas Aquinas. Secreta Alchimiae.
2. ff10-20v De lapide philosophico conficiendo [in Italian.]
3. ff21-28v [Frater Elias?] Lorto delle richese della sapientia de Dio.
Begins: 'La nostra medicina a solamente comporta della natura ...' [Illustrated with 12 small watercolours of the 'Donum Dei' series. [In Italian].
4. ff28v-40 Melchior, Episcopus Brixenensis. De lapide philosophorum.
5. ff41-51 [Miscellaneous alchemical receipts.]
6. ff53-56 Lapis [in verse.]
7. ff57v-64v [Symbolic figures of the planets. 8 circles with downward pointing triangles, with correspondences to the planets.]
8. ff65-65v St Albertus Magnus. Liber alchimiae.
9. ff67-74 [Miscellaneous alchemical receipts in Italian.]
10. ff75-77 Tullio Benassai. [Alchemical receipts, followed by tables of chemical substances and their conventional signs.]
744. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 516.
1 + 42 + 93 + 8 folios. 145x105mm. 16th Century [1584-89.]
Miscellanea Alchemica X.
1. f1 Hermes Trismegistus. Tabula smaragdina [Beginning wanting.]
2. f1-18v Guilhelmus Tecenensis. La fleur du lys entre les espines.
3. f19 Bernhardus Georgius Penotus a Portu. Regulae seu Canones.
4. f28 F. Béroalde de Verville. Sentences.
5. f31-38v Geber. Testamentum.
6. f39-42 [Miscellaneous alchemical notes and extracts, in Latin.]
7. f1-56 Joannes Dacius [John Dastin.] Rosarius.
8. f56v-60v John Dastin [?] Aureolae sapientium.
9. f61-63 Joannes Fernelius. 'Ex libro secundo de abditis rerum causis.'
10. f63v-67v Lachalade. La manière d'ouvrer.
11. f68-93 [Miscellaneous alchemical notes and extracts.]
745. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 517.
251 folios. 215x145mm. Late 15th Century.
Miscellanea Alchemica XII.
1. f1-8 [Miscellaneous receipts.]
4. f20-22 Edwardus de parvo Monte. Visio.
5. f22 [Notes on astrology, etc.]
6. f23-27 Pseudo St. Thomas Aquinas. De essentiis essentiarum, tractatus sextus [incomplete.]
7. f27v-41v J. de Rupescissa. Compendium libri de consideratione Quintae Essentiae.
8. f43-50v Compendium alchymiae.
9. f51-60 Arnoldus de Villanova. Practica [abridged.]
10. f61-62v De quatuor elemnetis et de metallis.
11. f63-70 [Alchemical, technical and magical recipes, etc. in Dutch and Latin.]
13. f73v-83 [Alchemical, medical and magical receipts and experiments, in Dutch and Latin.]
14. f84-89v Rhazes. Liber luminum [extract.]
15. f89v-99 [Notes on vines, wine, bees, artificial gems, virtues of gems, alchemical and other recipes, in Latin and Dutch.]
22. f135-155v Nicolaus de Comitibus. Speculum alchymiae.
23. f155v-159 Hortulanus. Clavis sapientiae.
24. f159-160 Hermes Trismegistus. Tabula smaragdina.
25. f160v-164v Correctorium fatuorum.
26. f165-169 R. Bacon. Speculum alchymiae.
27. f169-202v Geber. Summa perfecti magisterii [abridged.]
28. f202v-251 [Miscellaneous alchemical, magical and technical receipts and notes, in Latin and Dutch.]
746. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 518.
137 folios. 325x210mm. 16th Century [1567.]
Miscellanea Alchemica XIII.
1. f1-18 J. I. Hollandus. De lapide philosophorum. [In German.]
2. f18v-20 Wilhelmus Theophrastus. Zwey particularia.
3. f22-46 Bernhardus Trevisanus. Processus lapidis philosophici.
4. f48-95 [Miscellaneous alchemical processes and receipts, in German.]
5. f96-end C. Encelius. De re metallica. [Incomplete.]
747. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 519.
93 folios. 200x145mm. 16th Century [1579-1582.]
Miscellanea Alchemica XIV.
1. f2-22 Johannes Viennensis. Speculum elementorum [in English.]
f23-25 [Alchemical receipts.]
2. f26-35 R. Lullius. Theorica [in English.]
3. f37 [Alchemical poem in English.]
4. f38-45v Miles Blomefield. Blossoms.
5. f47-60 John Dastin Speculum philosophiae [in English.]
6. f60v-70v [Alchemical extracts in prose and verse including on f63v the verses from the 'Ripley Scroll'.]
7. f71-81 George Ripley. [Extracts from his 'Bosom Book' and other prose works.]
8. f81v-82v Johannes de Magna Villa. Work.
9. f83v-85v Arnoldus de Villanova. Experimentum [in English.]
10. f86-90v [St. Albertus Magnus.] Miroir de lumière.
11. f91-93 [Alchemical receipts in English and French.]
748. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 520.
66 folios. 310x215mm. 15th Century [1453.]
Miscellanea Alchemica XV.
1. f1-34 J. de Rupescissa. De consideratione Quintae Essentiae.
2. f34v-44v R. Lullius. Ars operativa.
3. f44-49 [Receipts for the Aurum potabile.]
4. f49-51 Frater Elias. Vade mecum.
5. f51-65 [Miscellaneous medical receipts.]
749. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 521.
34 + 13 + 13 folios. 225x165mm. 16th Century [c.1565.]
Miscellanea Alchemica XVIII.
[Collection of alchemical receipts, etc.: with a version of the 'Tractatus in arte majori' by Arnoldus de Villanova, and an unidentified alchemical work. In Italian and Latin.]
750. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 522.
31 + 66 + 6 + 16 folios. 220x160mm. Early 16th Century.
Miscellanea Alchemica XIX.
[Collection of alchemical and pharmacy receipts, in two parts. The first containing receipts for cordials and 'waters', the second alchemical and chemical receipts and extracts. Written mainly in German, but with some sections in Latin.]
751. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 523.
100 folios. 200x140mm. 15th Century [1430.]
Miscellanea Alchemica XX. [Aix.]
1. f2-16 J. Saulnier. De la transmutation des métaux.
2. f18-71v J. de Rupescissa. De consideratione quintae essentiae [first 10 1/2 chapters wanting.]
3. f72-100v Arnoldus de Villanova. Liber de aquis.
752. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 524.
138 folios. 190x160mm. 16th Century [1543.]
Miscellanea Alchemica XXIV.
[Collection of alchemical tracts mainly in German, the last two in Latin. Illustrated by numerous water-coloured drawings.]
1. f2-15 Dicta philosophorum. ['Pretiotissime Donum Dei', in German.]
[f2v Watercolour drawing of two monks at work in an alchemical laboratory. Then sequence of 1 + 11 flasks of the 'Donum Dei' series, with a final coloured drawing of a flask with red liquid set in a furnace. The drawings are small and not particularly well executed.]
2. f16-38v Arnoldus de Villanova. De capite corvi [extract, in German.]
3. f39-41v [Alchemical verses in German.]
4. f41v-47 [Alchemical verses in 4 line stanzas.]
5. f47v-55v [G. Sedacerius.] De lapide rubeo.
6. f56-65 R. Lullius. [Alphabets. Extracts in German from 'Practica', etc.]
7. f67-71 N. Albinus. Caput corvi [in German.]
8. f71-73 Johannes Parisiensis. Elixir.
9. f73-94 [Miscellaneous alchemical receipts.]
10. f98-122 C. Hartung von Hoff. Von Bereythung dess gebenedeyten philosophischen Steins.
11. ff125-129 Ex opere secreto de lapide.
12. f133-135 J. B. Montanus. [Extracts on alchemical processes, by a different hand.]
[From the library of W.T. Scott-Elliot. With bookplate of Thomas South.]
753. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 525.
194 folios. 220x160mm. 16th Century [c.1525-c.1600.]
Miscellanea Alchemica XXV.
1. f1 Johannes Hispanus. De corio serpentis.
2. f2-10 De l'azuro oltamarino.
3. f11 Jacobus Cordis. [Receipt for a metallic water.]
4. f12-25 Hortulanus. Expositio in Tabula smaragdina Hermetis.
5. f25v-27v De lapide ycar.
6. f30-35 R. Lullius. Epistola accurtationis.
7. f35v De memoria.
8. f36 Pope Urban Vi. Recepta pro memoria.
9. f37 B. Cevidosso [?] La quinta essentia del antimonio.
10. f40v-45 Ars perfecta.
11. f46-49v Arnoldus de Villanova. Questiones essentiales.
12. f50-55 Arnoldus de Villanova. Epistola ad Papam Bonifacium.
13. f55-57 Duodecim conclusiones.
14. f71-81v R. Lullius. Quaestionarium [extract.]
15. f81v-85v Hortulanus [extracts.]
16. f98-101 Arnoldus de Villanova. Recepta.
17. f102-111v Arnoldus de Villanova. Rosarius [extracts.]
18. f112-116v R. Bacon. De leone viridi [edited by Raymundus Galfredus.]
19. f123-125 De perlis conficiendis.
20. f127v-129 R. Bacon. De leoni viridi.
21. f129v-131 Carolus [Alchemista]. Opus.
22. f134-135v De perliis conficiendis.
23. f157v-158 Jacobus Teutonicus. Practica [in Italian.]
24. f163-164 Pseudo Plato. Practica [extracts.]
25. f166-167v Pseudo Plato. Practica [extracts. Another version.]
26. f184-185v Khalid ibn Jazid. Practica.
[With a number of alchemical receipts in Latin and Italian in the folios between each work.]
754. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 526.
388 [452] folios [many missing]. 220x153mm. 16th Century [c.1515-1527.]
Miscellanea Alchemica XXVI. [In German and Latin.]
1. f9-83 [Miscellaneous alchemical and chemical receipts.]
2. f84-95v [Uguictius ?] Lilium intelligentiae [?]
3. f96-102 [Miscellaneous alchemical receipts.]
4. f103-111 [Compendium aureum alchimiae.]
5. f111-113 [Guilhelmus Tecenensis.] Lilium de spinis evulsum.
6. f113-113v Geber. De investigatione magisterii. ['Introductio' only.]
7. f122-250 [Miscellaneous receipts.]
8. f250v-254 Geber. Experimenta [extracts.]
9. f254v-263 [Miscellaneous receipts.]
10. f263v-266v Petrus Peregrinus. De magnete.
11. f267-296 [Miscellaneous alchemical receipts.]
12. f297 Geber. Excerpta ex libro Regni.
13. f297-298 M. de Sancta Sophia. Glossa.
14. f298-316 [Miscellaneous alchemical receipts.]
15. f316v [M. Ficinus. De arte chemica. Capitulum XX.]
16. f328-333 J. de Rupescissa. De consideratione quintae essentiae. Lib. II. [Beginning wanting.]
17. f333-335v [Qualities of materia medica, etc.]
18. f336-339 J. de Rupescissa. De consideratione quintae essentiae [extracts from Book I.]
19. f341-342 J. Dombleday. Capitulum de alchemia.
20. f344-345 Speculum alchimiae.
21. f346-347 Arnoldus de Villanova. Secretum.
22. f349-357 Franciscus Alchimista. 'Liber intitulatus preciosissimum dei Donum...'
23. f357v-359 [Alchemical extracts and notes.]
24. f360 Pseudo Plato. [Extract from the 'Summa'?]
25. f361-362 R. Lullius. Ars magica [extract.]
26. f363-373 [Miscellaneous receipts, with account in German of a transmutation in 1461.]
27. f374-375 Joannes ordinis Hierosolymitarum Cruciferi. Opus.
28. f388-390 [J. de Rupescissa. Extracts from 'Liber lucis'.]
29. f390v-394 Geber. Liber radicum [extracts.]
30. f395-403 F. Zaffo. secretissima ars alchemiae.
31. f404-409 R. Lullius. Elucidatio Testamenti, etc.
32. f410-411 R. Lullius. Investigatio secreti occulti.
33. f411v-413 [R. Lullius. Opus bonum ?]
34. f413-417 R. Lullius. Anima artis.
35. f417v-421 R. Lullius. Lapidarius.
36. f422-423 R. Lullius. Testamentum: Practica [Cap. 1-15 only.]
37. f429-433 [Miscellaneous alchemical receipts.]
38. f434-435 Winandus de Ruffo Clipeo. Operatio ad Album.
39. f440v-444v R. Lullius. Potestas divitiarum [Cap. 1-9.] [Followed by the last section of 'Magna medicina'.]
40. f445-446 De lapidibus preciosis.
41. f447 Winandus de Ruffo Clipeo. Gloria mundi [incomplete.]
42. f449-452v Hortulanus. Practica [extracts, the second incomplete.]
[About three quarters of the volume appears to have been written by the 'Vulcanus decretorum doctor', a Benedictine monk of Wissbern, who seems to have been a practising alchemist.]
755. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 527.
24 folios. 210x155mm. Mid 16th Century.
Miscellanea Alchemica XXVIII. [In English]
1. f1-3 [Miscellaneous notes and extracts. With coloured symbolical pen drawings.]
2. f4-12 R. Lullius. Apertorium [abbreviated.]
3. f13-16v Rhazes. [Extract from 'Practica'.]
4. f17v-19v Holcot. Breviloquium.
5. f20-21v Rhazes. Rotula.
6. f22-24 [Miscellaneous alchemical receipts.]
756. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 528.
24 pages + 145 folios. 220x170mm. Mid 17th Century.
Miscellanea Alchemica XXXIII.
1. p1-9 H. Khunrath. Symbole physico-chymique... du Chaos des physico-chymiques catholique, naturel, triun, admirable, merveilleux et très-secret. Subiect naif et propre, matière nécessaire et unique de l'universelle et grand pierre des Philosophes MDIIC.
2. p13-19 [J. Arndt.] Jugement d'un certain Philosophe des quatre emblêmes ou figures du grand Amphithéâtre de Khunrath.
3. p21-24 J. Pontanus. Epistre [de igne philosophico.]
4. f1-35 [Perrier.] D'un Anonyme: Dix chapitres de théorie touchant l'Oeuvre des philosophes.
5. f36-43 Perrier. Onze chapitres sur la pratique.
6. f44-55 Joannes Nannius. Le véritable secret des clouds de cinabre [with other alchemical receipts and processes.]
7. f56-58 R. Lullius. Méthode... sur le vin pour en faire une médicine excellente pour la santé et aussy pour en faire un très admirable dissolvant dont se fait l'or potable.
8. f60-65 M. Sendivogius. Operatio philosophica.
9. f65v-69 Basilius Valentinus. Opération... touchant l'or potable et la transmutation.
10. f71-84 [Perrier à St. Picard.] Processus saturninus desumptus ex quodam scripto Domini du Bois [with other alchemical receipts and processes.]
11. f85-94 M. Sendivogius. Ex manuscripto attributo Cosmopolitae.
12. f95-103 (- ) de la Magdelaine. Oeuvre ou traicté physique sur l'eau mercurielle.
13. f105-106 Opération sur l'eau de pluye pour en tirer un sel à faire l'or potable et l'or calciné.
14. f107-114 J. Saulnier [or Saunier.] Oeuvre sur le sel commun.
15. f115-119 Robertus Anglicus [?] Ars artium seu divinum opus philosophorum.
16. f130-135 l'oeuvre de la magnésie.
17. f138-145 Martyrisati liber... cujusdam philosophi ignoti de reprobatione philosophiae occultae in corporibus mineralibus...
757. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 529.
63 folios. 290x215mm. 15th Century [1470.]
Miscellanea Alchemica XXXIV. [In Italian.]
1. f1 Arnoldus de Villanova. Epistola ad Papam Bonifacium VIII.
2. f2-14 Arte d'archimia.
3. f14-19v [Pseudo Aristoteles ?] [Lumen de lumine ?]
4. f20v-26 [Alchemical receipts in Italian and Latin.]
5. f26v-32 De mercurio.
6. f32v-38 [Receipts for 'Congelacione de mercurio', etc.]
7. f39-62 [Fragment of a larger work of medical, technical, and alchemical receipts.]
758. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 530.
76 folios. 190x155mm. 17th Century [c.1625.]
Miscellanea Alchemica XXXVII. [In German.]
1. f1-15 [Basilius Valentinus.] Via veritatis.
2. f16-18 J. Lacinius. Pretiosa margarita novella de thesauro ac pretiosissimo Philosophorum lapide [extract.]
3. f20-34 Ulrich Poyselius. Spiegel der Alchymey.
4. f35-40 [R. Lullius. Lilium Intelligentiae?] Dialogus philosophiae.
5. f41-44 [Rhazes. Epistola?] Exemplum artis philosophiae.
6. f45-58 [Rhazes.] De lapide philosophorum XII capitula.
7. f59-69 Melchior Episcopus Brixiensis. Ein philosophischs Werck unnd Gesprach von dem gelben unnd rotten Mann.
8. f69-70 Von dem Rebis einem Stein.
9. f70v-74 [Miscellaneous alchemical receipts.]
[With the exception of item 2, all the above were first printed in Salomon Trismosin's 'Aureum Vellus'.]
[With book plate of Comes de Chorinsky.]
759. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 563.
12 + 235 + 4 folios. 200x155mm. 16th and 17th Centuries [c.1550-1659.]
Giuseppe de Mogliettis. Altissimus liber et profundus ubi continentur multa segreta [sic] chimica, alchimia et de Lapide Philosophico. [The text mainly written about 1550 by an unnamed compiler, but with added receipts and notes by de Mogliettis, in Latin and Italian.]
1. f1-83v G. Sedacerius. Opus totius artis alchimiae.
2. f84-87v [G. Sedacerius ?] De multiplicatione.
3. f87v-88 De lapide philosophico [in Italian verse.]
4. f88v-114 G.A. Pantheo. Voarchadumia [extract in Latin.]
5. f114v-117v Arnoldus de Villanova. De sanguine humano [etc.]
6. f117v-123v De salibus, etc.
7. f123v-125v [Bonaventure de Iseo. Alchemical terms, in Latin.]
8. f125v-131v Mappae Clavicula [extracts.]
9. f132-169 [Extracts from the works of Hermes Trismegistus, Geber, and other alchemical writers.]
10. f169v-172 Pseudo Democritus. Secretum naturae.
11. f172v-185 Petrus Bonus. [Excerpts from his 'Pretiosa margarita novella'.]
12. f186-211 [Miscellaneous chemical and alchemical receipts.]
13. f211v-214 Khalid ibn Jazid. Liber trium verborum.
14. f214-215v Avicenna. De quatuor speciebus corporum mineralium.
15. f215v-217v [Khalid ibn Jazid.] De materia lapidis fragmenta.
16. f217v-218 F. Sabeo. [Alchemical poem.]
17. f218-219 Rhazes [?] Epistola.
18. f219-233 [Alchemical, chemical and medical receipts and notes.]
19. f234-end [Prayers and charms in Italian, by G. de Mogliettis.]
760. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 577.
67 folios. 190x145mm. Early 17th Century.
R. Nelson. [Collection of extracts and notes on alchemy.]
1. ff1-14 [Miscellaneous alchemical receipts, including some in Italian, tables, chemical signs, etc.]
2. ff14v-22 Kent. [Letter on alchemy in English 'to his frind and Sonne M. William Johnson Dr. of Physick in the Lowe countries... July 14 1596'. This includes a copy of a letter from Edward Kelley.
3. ff22-24 St. Dunstan. Collectanea ex tractatu... de lapide philosophorum.
4. ff24-26 St. Dunstan. Abbreviationes operis ubi continentur omnia elixira.
5. ff26v-28 [Notes on elixirs.]
6. ff28v-30v J.I. Hollandus. A breefe collection from the worke of Isaac the German concerning the operation upon [Lead].
7. ff30v-31v G. de Montanor. XXX Notabilia: out of Guido Montanus the Grecian philosopher.
8. ff31v-38 [Miscellaneous alchemical extracts in Latin.]
9. f39 Hermes Trismegistus. Tabula Smaragdina, anglico carmine reddita.
10. f38v-39 [Two entries in Greek, on fire.]
11. ff43-49 [Miscellaneous alchemical processes in English.]
12. f50 G. Ripley. Cantilena.
13. f51 R. Lullius. Tabula practica.
14. ff51v-52 J. Kitchen. The best manner to make potable [Gold].
15. f52v Tatton. Opus philosophicum [Lead.] [Contains extract from verse of Pearce the Black Monk.]
16. ff57v-58 J. Kitchen. How to reduce [Gold] into Potable Liquor.
17. ff59-61v [Notes on Aurum Potabile.]
18. ff61v-64 [Miscellaneous alchemical notes in English and French.]
19. ff64v-66 Abstract of Sir Edward Harwell's worke.
761. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 580.
2 folios + 157 pages. 190x145mm. Early 17th Century.
Thomas Norton. The Ordinall of Alchymie [in verse.]
762. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 582.
105 pages. 205x140mm. Late 16th Century.
1. pp1-72 [Here ascribed to Roger Bacon.] Opera grande et reale fatta con l'olio... Recipe olio di Antimonio fatta di quello Antimonio della miniera che non sia stato colato...
2. pp79-105 [Here ascribed to Roger Bacon.] Rogerius Bacconus de antimonio. De lapide Albetio seu de Antimonio secundum quadripartite ubi sciendum est in primus de Antimonio secundum Rogerium Bacconum. [This work was printed in 1672 as 'Liber secretus' under the name of Artephius.]
763. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 583.
82 pages. 205x140mm. Late 16th Century.
Opus lapidis philosophorum. [With other short anonymous alchemical tracts in Italian and Latin.]
764. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 589.
1 + 164 + 21 folios. 165x100mm. 16th Century [c.1580-1595.]
[Collection, compiled by O. Parthololaeus of Nuremburg, of medical, chemical and alchemical extracts, receipts, etc. in German and Latin.]
1. ff1-6 [Alchemical extracts.]
2. ff6v-17 Petrus Bonus [Extract from the 'Preciosa margarita'.]
3. ff18-55 [Anon.] Usus extractionum, tinctarum, oleorum, aquarum, balsamorum, lignorum, solutionum et salium.
4. ff56-62 Sigmund Werner of Eger. [Process for the philosopher's stone.]
5. ff63-71 Augustin Streicher. Judicium urinarum. [In German.]
6. ff83-97 [Alchemical and medical receipts, in German and Latin.]
7. ff98-106 Meierdorff. Medicinae et medicamenta Meierdorfiana.
8. ff110-129 Alexander von Suchten. Tractatus de antimonio vulgari [in German.]
9. ff130v-135 Roger Bacon. Processus [Antimony] [in German.]
10. ff136-148 Paracelsus. [Alchemical and iatrochemical extracts.]
11. ff148-149 Carolus Cortesius. Recepta pro itinere, etc.
12. ff150-163 Leonhardt Thurneisser. [Extracts from 'Liber de Quinta Essentia'.]
13. ff163-164 Carolus Cortesius. Arcanum.
14. ff172-174 Orationis Dominicae brevis et succincta meditatio praecationis instar.
15. ff175-184 [Alchemical receipts in Latin and German, key to a letter cypher.]
765. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 593.
149 folios. 200x150mm. 16th Century [1563.]
Paracelsus. Desz fürnembsten Aureoli der Artzt und Philosophen Theophrasti Paracelsii Ainsidlen, fünff vast nützliche Buecher von ursachen zaichen und Cürierungen der Kranckheiten aüs dem Tartaro. Durch müeh und fleisz desz fürtreffenlichen Mans Adami von Bodenstain an den Tag... nach laut der warheit pübliciert.
[This work is dedicated to Cosimo de Medici.]
766. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 594.
63 folios. 285x140mm. 16th and 17th Centuries.
[Collection of medical, chemical and alchemical receipts, and short alchemical works, by or attributed to Paracelsus. In German, by several hands.]
767. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 595.
9 folios + 624 pages + 19 folios. 150x105mm. Mid 17th Century.
Sydus philosophorum et chimicum collectoris incerti ex operibus Paracelsi [in Latin.]
[Collection of extracts from the works of Paracelsus mainly concerned with alchemy.]
768. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 597.
247 + 46 folios. 205x155mm. 16th Century. [c.1575.]
1. Paracelsus. Quatuordecim libri Paragraphorum.
2. Paracelsus. Liber Praeparationum.
3. Giovanni Bracesco. De alchemia: Dialogus primus [in German.]
4. [Alchemical receipts in German.]
[This MS. seems very similar to one in Kassel, see Sudhoff Catalogue No. 149.]
769. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 598.
7 + 165 + 17 folios. 145x105mm. Early 17th Century.
[Collection of extracts, transcripts, etc., from the alchemical works of Paracelsus. With other extracts from similar treatises by or attributed to R. Lullius, in Spanish.]
1. ff1-5 Paracelsus. De spiritus planetarum [extract.]
2. ff6-86 Paracelsus. De natura rerum.
3. ff86-99 Paracelsus. [Extracts from various works.]
4. ff100-112v Paracelsus. De la naturaleza del hombre. [De natura hominis.]
5. ff112v-125 Paracelsus. [Extracts from various works.]
6. ff125-135 R. Lullius. Epistolla de acortacion de la piedra de los philosophos.
7. ff135-138v R. Lullius. Tratado de aquas.
8. ff138v-141 R. Lullius. Medicina para sol.
9. ff141v-143v [Anon. Alchemical receipts.]
10. f143v-150 R. Lullius. {Extracts from various works.]
11. ff150-158v J. de Rupescissa. De consideratione quintae essentiae [extract.]
12. ff158v-161v Paracelsus. Tractato de contracturis [extract.]
13. ff161v-163v [J. de Rupescissa.] De consideratione quintae essentiae [further extract.]
14. ff163v-165 Paracelsus. [Extracts.]
[There are a few other alchemical receipts in Catalan by different 18th Century hands.]
770. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 606.
253 pages. 215x160mm. Mid 17th Century.
Lazare de Pena. Anatomie nouvelle del'homme et des choses de Nature.
771. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 607.
5 folios +253 pages + 7 folios + 44 pages. 180x120mm. 17th Century [1641.]
1. Jean Penot. Traité de la Pierre.
2. [Anon.] De la matiere de la pierre et feu des philosphes.
772. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 609.
28 folios. 240x170mm. Mid 17th Century.
Sieur Dubois Perrier à S. Picard. De la pierre philosophale.
773. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 629.
28 pages. 205x140mm. Late 16th Century.
Practica faciendi aurum et argentum. Elixiris mercurii in suo vase amalgamatio cum corpore.
774. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 631.
65 folios. 125x95mm. Mid 17th Century.
1. ff1-7 [Alchemical recipes in Italian, some headings in Arabic and Armenian script.]
2. ff9-22 [Alchemical recipes in Italian with a few in latin, some with headings and paragraphs in Armenian script.]
3. ff23-52 Josephus Quercetanus [Duchesne]. Diverses expériences copies [sic] des manuscrits de feu Monsieur de la Violette [i.e. Quercetanus].
4. ff52v-end [Alchemical and other recipes, in French, Italian and Latin, on written entirely in Armenian script.]
775. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 680.
12 folios. 150x100mm. Late 14th Century.
Rhazes. Liber luminum minus et perfecti magisterii [abridged and incomplete.]
776. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 692.
Roll. 328x400mm. 17th Century [c.1600.]
Rotulum hieroglyphicum G. Riplaei Equitis Aurati. [Ripley Scroll.]
[Copy of a copy made in 1588 of the 'Emblematicall scrowle: supposed to be invented by Geo. Ripley'. It has been suggested that the copying was commissioned by John Dee.]
777. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 693.
Roll. 343x385mm. 17th Century [c.1600.]
Rotulum hieroglyphicum G. Riplaei Equitis Aurati. [Ripley Scroll.]
[In the marginal border is the inscription 'This longe Rolle w[as] drawne in Colours for me at Lubecke in Germanye 1588'.]
[From the Library of the Earl of Ashburnham.]

778. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 707.
21 folios. 200x140mm. 15th Century [c.1430.]
Johannes de Rupescissa. Liber Lucis. [Followed by alchemical and medical receipts, in French and Latin, by another contemporary hand. It seems almost certain that this MS. originally formed part of a larger volumes containing MSS. Wellcome 523 and 418.]
779. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 708.
58 folios. 210x145mm. 15th Century [1443.]
1. Johannes de Rupescissa. De consideratione quintae essentiae.
2. [Anon.] Vocabularius herbarum latino-germanicus.
[On f5v is a pen drawing in red and green of an alchemical vessel.]
780. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 709.
30 + 1 folios. 285x185mm. Late 15th Century.
Johannes de Rupescissa. De consideratione quintae essentiae.
781. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 710.
28 folios. 210x145mm. Late 15th Century.
Johannes de Rupescissa. De consideratione quintae essentiae.
782. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 711.
1 + 58 + 3 folios. 205x155mm. Mid 17th Century.
Johannes de Rupescissa. De consideratione quintae essentiae.
783. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 712.
4 + 130 + 4 folios. 160x120mm. 15th Century [c.1475.]
Johannes de Rupescissa. De consideratione quintae essentiae. [Follewed by a list of medicines and their qualities, an anonymous 'Trattato delle urine', and the 'Giudicio dell urine' by Aegidius Corboliensis, etc., with a few alchemical and medical receipts in Italian and Latin.]
784. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 719.
324 folios. 109x135mm. 16th Century [1579-1594.]
P. Sabatier. Collection of alchemical treatises in French and Latin.
1. ff2-12 Hermes Trismegistus. Septem tractatus.
2. ff13-14v Hermes Trismegistus. La Table [etc.]
3. ff15-29 Guilhelmus Tecenensis. La fleur du lys entre les espines.
4. ff30-37v Penotus à Portu (Bernardus Georgius). Regulae seu Canones.
5. ff38-44 Geber. Testamentum.
6. ff45-53 Gerbozelin. Livre.
7. ff54-63 Astanus. De fermento lapidis philosophorum.
8. ff66-121 Turba Philosophorum.
9. ff122-149 Turba Philosophorum (in French).
10. ff149v-153 Maria Propheticca. Liber Mariae.
11. ff153v-161 [Anonymous commentary on the 'Tabula smaragdina.']
12. ff161v-169v Bernhardus Trevisanus (?). Aureola.
13. ff172-183 V. Valeron du Busrebert. La composition de la Pierre des Philosophes.
14. ff184-217 Bernhardus Trevisanus. Livre de la vraye et naturelle philosophie.
15. ff218-220 [John Dastin ?] Aureolae sapientium.
16. ff220-241 Bernhardus Trevisanus. Epistola ad Thomam de Bononia [in French.]
17. ff241-246v Bernhardus Trevisanus. La branchette.
18. ff247-252 [Anon.] De la transmutation.
19. ff257-260 G.A. Augurello. Chrysopoeia minor (in verse.)
20. ff261-269v Arnoldus de Villanova. De lapide philosophorum.
21. ff270-273 Arnoldus de Villanova. Epistola ad regem Neapolitanum.
22. ff274-281 Arnoldus de Villanova. Epistola ad papam Bonifacium VIII.
23. ff281v-289v R. Bacon. Speculum.
24. ff290-199 [Notes and extracts on alchemy in French and Latin by the compiler.]
25. f299v-300v J. Fernelius. Ex libra secundo de abditis rerum causis.
26. ff300v-302 R. Lullius. De praeparatione lapidis per ipsius divisionem in quatuor elementa post putrefactionem suam.
27. ff302v-307 [Extracts from Alchemical authors.]
28. ff308-309 [Notes on alchemy in French by an 18th Century hand.]
785. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 728.
44 folios. 205x140mm. Late 16th Century.
Johannes Sawtre. Tractatus de lapide philosophico. [in Italian.]
786. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 745.
3 + 47 folios. 205x140mm. 17th Century [c. 1625.]
1. ff1-20 Michael Sendivogius. Cosmopolite ou nouvelle lumière de la phisique naturelle: traictant de la constitution généralle des élémens simples et des composés: traduict du latin d'un Aucteur incertain.
2. ff21-31 Artephius. Pratique des trois oeuvres philosophiques, assavoir minéralle végétalle selon la clef de la grande sapience d'Artephius.
3. ff32-43 Bref traicté du Grand Oeuvre.
4. ff44-45 Paracelsus. Extraict du Manuel... de la préparation de la Pierre.
787. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 758.
96 folios. 225x145mm. 16th Century [c.1500.]
[Collection of alchemical works, extracts and notes, in Latin and Italian. Probably compiled and writen by Octavianus de Spino of Bergamo.]
1. ff2-6 Turba Philosophorum [in Latin and Italian.]
2. ff7-9v Arnoldus de Villanova. Rosarius: liber secundus [in Italian.]
3. ff10-26 J. Sawtre. Radix mundi.
4. ff26v-32 [Miscellaneous receipts and extracts in Latin and Italian.]
5. ff32v-36 Arnoldus de Villanova. Visio.
6. ff37-44v R. Bacon. Speculum alchymiae.
7. ff44v-56 [Miscellaneous extracts and notes in Latin and Italian, including 'de c[h]elidonia'.]
8. ff57-62 R. Lullius. Epistola de lapide majori.
9. ff65-91 Bernardus de Grava. Opus alchemicum.
10. ff92 Barzeletta [in verse.]
788. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 789.
10 folios. Vellum. 230x170mm. Early 17th Century.
Vera pratica lapis philosophorum [in Italian.]
789. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 794.
307 folios. 300x205mm. 16th Century [1590.]
Bernhard Vischer. Probierbuech darinnen Erstlich auslegunng etlicher Lateinischer unnd Alchimistisher Wörtter, Alphabeth unnd Caractor, auch derselben Natturlichenn wurckhuung und Craft. Bernnharden Vischer der zeit Teutschen Schuelhalten zue Pfaffenhouen zughörig.
[Illustrated with small watercolour drawings of chemical and alchemical apparatus. The first 9 folios after the title contain a table of signs, followed by astrological notes, alchemical secret alphabets, and a list of alchemical terms in Latin.]
790. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 800.
1l+6f+40ff+31f+1l.
Winandus de Ruffo Clipeo [and others]. Doctrina Illuminans: danz ist das Leicht aller Lichter, oder die Lehr ...
Illustrated with 19 water-colour symbolic drawings (folios 25-34).
A series of 19 flasks, not very well drawn. Beginning from an initial flask with two layers green above gold, and proceeding through green, clear, aflask with a little scens of earth and trees, a white bird flying from a layer of white intothe darkness of the upper part of the flask, a flask mottled with red blue, brown and black, Then follows and entirely black flask, a black flask with a red vapour with flowers growing out of the neck, a dark flask with a naked man inside, a dark grey flask with a winged lion or dragon breathing fire, which in the next flask rears up as if trying to leave through the neck of the flask and reveals a skeleton at the bottom of the flask. The next flask number 13 shows us a naked man in a brown flask, in the next a black crow in a black flask, then a white bird in a greyish-black flask, which leads on to a dog or fox leaping in a grey flask. Then we have a mottled red, brown and black flask, which clears to a translucent green with a king in a red robe, and then to another mottled red, brown and black flask this time with flowers growing out of the neck, which becomes in the final figure a translucent reddish brown with a knight in armour standing upon a vitriol symbol and holding a rod.
791. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 827, 828.
Two volumes. 134 folios + 187 folios. 335x220mm. Mid 18th Century.
Abyssum duplicatum cum Hyrogliphis. [In German].
Illustrated by a few pen drawings of chemical apparatus and 14 water-coloured symbolic figures from the 'Viridarium Chymicum' of Daniel Stolcius, Frankfurt 1624.
Vol. I .[Transcript of Anton Joseph Kirchweger's 'Aurea catena Homeri', Leipzig, 1723.]
Vol. II [The second volume is concerned with the 'Introitus apertus ad occulsum regic palatium' by Eirenaeus Philaletha, the german translation of which was published at Hamburg in 1705.]
792. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 859.
3 folios+222 pages+39 blank folios+11 folios. 241x110mm. Early 18th Century.
Ageron. Recueil de quelques receptes trez éprouvées.
[On spine] 'Les secrets de Mr. Ageron.'
p150-173 'Dissertation chymique adressée aux sublimes investigateurs et partisans de la Nature', concerning the making of 'or potable'.
793. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 869.
34 folios. 220x160mm. 17th Century. 1661.
[Collection of alchemical receipts and processes, followed by medical receipts, and receipts for making artificial gems, etc. In Italian, with a few entries in Latin. Incomplete.]
794. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 870
1178 pages. 200x155mm. 17th and 18th Centuries.
[Collection of alchemical receipts, extracts and processes. In German and Latin by many different hands.]
p333 [Title page] 'Arcana Chimica à Domino Johanne Ferdinando Chrzepizky Libero Barone de Modlischkowiz S. Caes. Regiaeque M. Judiciorum et Cameralium Assessori nec non Regiae Com. Boh. Consiliarius [sic]. Anno 1706, 28 Augustis mihi communicata.'
p545-558 'Arbeit so zur Tinctur gehörig Joh. v. Rehe [Rhé] Proces.'
p613-625 'Kranckheits Recepta von menschen wie abscondere auch andere Arcana von pferde undt auss einem ausserlichem MSC. Jacob de Krzbats Nobilis cujusdam Silesii et quondam Consulis Wratisslawie.'
[Engraved armorial book-plate of Ignatius Dominicus, Comes de Chorinsky, (1729-1792).]
795. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 871
343 folios + 8 folios. 200x130mm. 18th Century [c.1720.]
[Collection of notes and extracts chiefly from 17th cent. German alchemical writings: including 231 numbered, and a few other alchemical processes. Some entries are in Latin.]
p295 [Extracts from the 'Concordantia Philosophorum' by Ehrd von Naxagoras, Breslau, 1712.]
[With engraved armorial book-plate 'Ad Bibliothecam Instituti Medici Senckenbergiani' (i.e. Johann Christian Senckenberg (1707-1772)]
[From Julius Kohn Library.]
796. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 872.
56 pages. 180x125mm. 18th Century. 1725.
[Collection of alchemical processes and receipts: in German and Latin.]
[Engraved armorial book-plate of Ignatius Dominicus, Comes de Chorinsky, (1729-1792).]
797. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 873.
28 folios. 410x260mm. Unbound. 18th Century [c. 1725.]
[Alchemical notes and extracts from alchemical authors: in German.]
[The first leaf contains a symbolic alchemical pen-drawn figure. The latest work mentioned in the text is Crosset de la Haumerie (i.e. Alexandre le Crom) 'Les Secrets les plus cachés de la Philosophie des Ancients', Paris, 1722.
798. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 874.
176 folios. 205x150mm. 18th Century.
Epistolae alchemicae. Opus de lapide philosophico. Praeloquium. Tractatus Isaacci Hollandi. [Followed by various medical, iatrochemical, and alchemical receipts, and a long tract on the Powder of Sympathy. In Latin, French and Italian, with a few entries in Spanish.]
[Illustrated with a few rough pen-drawings of alchemical apparatus.]
f49 'Cascoviae nonis Februarii, 1741.' [This is probably Kaschua (formerly Kassa) in Czechoslovakia.]
799. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 875
87 folios. 150x95mm. 18th Century [c.1750.]
[Alchemist's note-book of extracts from alchemical authors, with notes and comments: in Latin and French.]
[Illustrated with pen drawings of alchemical apparatus, etc. Inside the upper cover is a full page circular diagram of the Macrocosm-Microcosm.]
f46 'Procédé de Paul Stein ou Steiner.'
f67-73 'Traite de Nicolas de Valois.'
800. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 876.
23 pages + 3 folios. 205x160mm. Unbound. Mid 18th Century.
Observations et différences. [Commentaries on an unidentified two-volume alchemical work. In French.]
801. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 877
178 pages + 18 folios. 160x110mm. 18th Century [c.1760.]
[Notes, extracts and commentaries on alchemical subjects, especially on the works of Eirenaeus Philaletha and Pantaleon : including at the end, in by a different hand, 'Les sept chapitres de Jean de Mehun, intitulez 'Miroir d'Alchimie'. With some alchemical, chemical and medical receipts: in French.]
p117-130 'Explication des figures hiérogliphiques d'Abraham Jüif'.
802. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 878.
545 pages + 13 folios. 320x215mm. 18th Century [c.1775.]
[Collection of notes on the bibliography and history of Alchemy: with copious extracts from alchemical writings of all periods: in Latin, German, French and English. By several compilers.]
[An exhuastive compilation, probably by and English alchemist and his friends.]
[From the Library of Julius Kohn.]
803. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 897.
11 folios. 350x240mm. 18th Century. 1782.
[Collection of ten full-page water colour drawings, with Latin descriptions in red, of alchemical apparatus, furnaces, etc.]
[Armorial book-plate of Christo[pher] Froschmayr E[dler] v[on] Scheibenhof.]
804. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 880.
7 folios + 47 pages + 43 folios. 165x105mm. 18th Century.
[Collection of alchemical extracts and receipts: in German.]
[Pencil drawing of an alchemical furnace.]
[From Julius Kohn Library.]
805. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 881.
12 folios. 230x190mm. 18th Century.
Observations et notes chimiques. [A journal, with notes, of a practising alchemist from 10th October 1793 to 15th May 1801.]
806. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 882.
53 folios. 200x125mm. 19th Century [c.1855.]
[Short essay on the history of alchemy to the death of Paracelsus.]
[From the Julius Kohn Library.]
807. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 937.
15 folios. 240x195mm. Late 18th Century.
Philosophia secretissima, vitae amictus victus salutis, perditionis occasio. Augustinus Alvedi conscripta anno 1541. [In German.]
[Illustrated by pen-drawings of alchemical apparatus.]
808. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 938.
1 folio + 134 pages + 4 folios. 195x145mm. 18th Century. 1746, 1747.
Philippus Jacobus Josephus de Amatis. Angelicus liber aureus de pretiosorum lapidum compositione et virtute, ac de divino maximoque arcanorum arcano, tam super simplici et philosophica extractione veri auri potabilis, quam de lapide philosophico et sua multiplicatione in Elixir, cum additione duarum cabalarum astronomicarum.
[Illustrated by pen and wash drawings of alchemical apparatus.]
[In Latin and Italian. Written in Naples.]
809. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 965.
2 folios + pages 3-325 + 4 folios + 8 blank folios + 1 folio. 200x135mm. Early 18th Century.
A. Appaix, Selecta ex eis quae D.O.M. abscondit a sapientibus, dispersit, deditque pauperibus ['praemissis constitutionibus' struck through] V.F.C. [In French and Latin.]
1. p2-16 [Miscellaneous alchemical receipts and processes. [French.]
2 . p17-71 L'Aurore.
3. p72-94 L'amy de l'Aurore, ou la pratique des 5 parties générales de tous oeuvres des philosophes comprise sous douz portes.
4. p94-115 [Miscellaneous alchemical receipts and extracts, in French and Latin.]
5. p116-127 C. Grummet. Sanguis Naturae. [In Latin.]
6. p128-144 [Miscellaneous alchemical receipts and processes, in Latin and French.]
7. p145-150 G. Ripley. Livre de poche.
8. p151-254 [Miscellaneous alchemical receipts and processes, mainly in French.]
9. p255-289 Hector de Lannoy. Opérations du Sieur Hector de la Noy. [In Frech and Latin.]
10. p290-303 Discours sur le grand oeuvre des Philosophes.
11. p304-317 Réponse à Mr. D.L. [? de la Noy.]
12. p318-325 [Miscellaneous alchemical receipts and processes. Mainly in French.]
13. f1-4 [Alchemical receipts in a later hand. In Italian.]
810. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 971.
2 folios + 163 pages + 4 blank folios. 270x180mm. Early 18th Century.
Arcana divina. Der aus köstlichen Verstehung wahraffte Grundquell und Weeg der Weissheit wie der von Einigkeit gebenedyte Stein der aller Weisen Geheimnisse zu machen, und zuglich aus deren 3en Reichen ein Universal-Werck zu verfertigen sey...
[With 10 folding sheets inserted, 9 of which contain pen-drawings of alchemical mirrors and other apparatus, and the last a planetary table.]
[On the second preliminary leaf is a note 'Possessor manuscripti est F. F. Weichenhaan juris et metallurgiae peritus philosophus Serenissimi Ducis Saxo-Hildeburghusensis à Consiliis Aulicis nec non Advocatus Ordinarius et Notarius Caesaraeus publicus et juratis'.]
[From Julius Kohn Library.]
811. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 984.
28 folios. 215x155mm. Unbound. 17th Century.
Arte dell' alchimia. [A collection of alchemical and chemical receipts, followed by other technical and domestic receipts, a short tract on the virtues of human blood, and of rosemary, etc.]
812. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 985.
82 pages + 3 folios + 93 pages. 160x105mm. Mid 18th Century.
Artephius. Le Clef du Grand Art, et de la Science humaine d'Artéfius. Première [et seconde] partie.
813. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 991.
49 pages. 230x175mm. Mid 18th Century.
Arzneibuch worinn sicher Mittel für allerhand Krankheiten, und zugleich auch varia Secreta chymica befindlich. Nebst andere Kuriositäten mehr.
[The contents are almost entirely alchemical.]
p3-33 [Long extract from 'De lapide philosophorum' by Laurentius Ventura, Basel, 1571.]
[The remainder consists of alchemical notes and receipts.]
814. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1027.
339 pages. 230x180mm. 19th Century [c.1875.]
[William Alexander Ayton. Transcripts of translations by Sigismond Bacstrom of seven short German works on alchemy. These are followed by a transcript of Samuel Norton's 'Key to Alchemy', 1577, perhaps from MS. Ashmole 1421.]
[Frontispiece contains watercolour drawings of 'Apparatus to attract the Lunar Humidity'. ]
1. p11-37 Chemical Moon-shine wherein is demonstrated the true subject of Philosophy... published by a Lover of Truth. Franckfort and Leipzig 1739. 8vo. Translated from the German by S. Bacstrom, M.D., 1797.
2. p37-50 Mars [pseud.]. Philosophical considerations on the cold or wonderful Alcahest: that is the Philosphic Menstruum and Universal Azoth. Franckfurt 1659.
3. p53-84 Modestin Fachs. His art of essaying Leipzig 1678... Some useful processes translated out of the above Treatise by S.B. 1798.
4. p87-105 David Beuther. Particular processes... Published by Anonymous. Leipzig 1717. Translated from the German by S.B. 1798.
5. p109-126 On the Sphaera Saturni of Paracelsus. By which [Gold - Sun] is vitrefied into a Tinging [sic] Glass by means of [Copper - Venus]. From a MS. formerly in the possession of the Elector of Saxony. 1798.
6. p127-140 Paracelsus. Sal alembrot or Aqua mercurii. A process... written in old German verse... found in... Theophrasti Paracelsi... Manuale... Basileae. 1582. 8vo.
7. p145-156 Johann Sternhals. The war of the knights... Hamburg 1680. With the Explanation of his Hieroglyphics painted on the glass windows of the Cathedral Church at Hamburg [Abridged]. Translated from the German by S.B. 1798.
8. p159-327 Samuel Norton. The Key of Alchemy. 1577.
p163 [Pen drawn illustration of the 'Tree of Alchemy'.]
p329-337 [Illustrations of furnaces.]
[From Julius Kohn Library.]
815. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1030.
201 folios. Various sizes. 19th Century [c. 1850.]
Sigismund Bacstrom. Transcripts, extracts, and notes on alchemy. Vol. I.
1. 19 folios. Some processes copies from an Old. MSc. in folio belonging to Mr. Tilloch. Concerning the healing of wounds, T. Paracelsus, his best plaisters.
Doctor Charas Stella at Florence, his Red Powder communicated to me in March 1805 by Baron de Rosenheim from Vienna [In German].
Mr. A. T[illoch]'s thoughts how to make the Lapis by a short process.
[Holograph by Bacstrom.]
2. 94 pages + 5 folios. A philosophical and chymical manuscript. [By a different hand.]
3. 19 folios. Commentary on a treatise of Bernard, Earl of Trevisan, of the Philosophers Stone, London, 1683 in Collectanea Chymica 1684, by Alexander Tilloch Esqre. 1806.
The work by S B November 1806.
Notes on several [alchemical] authors by Mr. Tilloch.
Useful extracts by Mr. R. Ford.
[Holograph by Bacstrom.]
4. 3 folios. Alchemical notes. [Holograph by Bacstrom].
5. 5 folios. Johannes Gier his work 1512. [At the end 'Finished this Msc. 1804, the 20th April. S. Bacstrom'. Followed by notes on 'Palingenesia planatarum'. Holograph.]
6. 28 folios. Elaboration of the L[apis] P[hilosophorum], written to a Prince Elector of Saxony, partly in German, partly in Latin. Translated by S. Bacstrom for the use of his friends. London, December 6th, 1806.
The 12 labours of Hercules.
[Holograph by Bacstrom.]
7. 59 folios. Of the third Part of the Elements of Chemistry. A particular book respecting Alchemy or the making of Gold. [From Johann Conrad Barchusen's 'Elementa chemiae'. 1718.]
8. 7 folios. On sedative water, etc.
9. 21 folios. [Transcript of a translation of an unidentified alchemical work beginning 'With the blessing of God, I will show you both the practice and philosophical means to obtain the same Elixer of white and red tincture'.]
816. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1031.
224 folios. Various sizes. 19th Century [c. 1835.]
Sigismund Bacstrom. Transcripts, extracts and notes on alchemy. Vol. II.
1. 48 pages + 2 folios. Pars altera Aureliae occultae Philosophorum [attributed to Basilius Valentinus] translated from the Latin by S. B., M.D. 1806. [From 'Theatrum chymicum' Vol. IV., p. 495.]
2. 1 folio. 'A paper written by Miss Ford, which she copied from a newspaper, by the request of Mr. Ford [on the decomposition of the earths by Sir H. Davy] communicated to me on the 8 of November 1808.'
1 folio. 'Conversation with Mr. Ford [on alchemy] on the 8 of Nov. 1808.'
30 folios. Useful extracts from 'Fasciculus Chemicus' ... by James Hasolle [i.e. Elias Ashmole] London, 1650.
5 folios. 'On Sunday [sign] the 24 Jan. 1808, the following new discovery of Professor Davy [on alcali] was communicatd to me by Mr. Wagstaffe'.
3. 24 folios. Remarks on Urbigerus his Aphorisms, demonstrating the three infallible ways of preparing the Grand Elixir of the Philosophers. These notes are written by S. B. for his own improvement, and to oblige his friends. 1804.
22 folios. Some good things copied from Baron de Ruesenstein his Universal and particular processes. Frankfort and Leipzig [1754]. Annotations and explications of a valuable treatise named the Hermetical triumph or the victorious philosophical Stone... translated from the French and German, London, 1723.
6 folios. A short way or Happy Thought: March 1805 to obtain a tinging power, by means of Vital [sign of Air] or Oxygen from a calx of gold [sign].
[Pen drawings of tubes and a crucible; also a coloured drawing of a distilling apparatus.]
4. 108 folios. [George Graham]. Alchemy: a select collection of testimonies respecting the doctrines and practice of the Ancient Alchemists. Extracted from their writings. [See also Wellcome MS. 2550.]
817. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1068.
1 folio + 85 pages + 2 folios. 190x130mm. 18th Century. 1768.
[Barone. Receipts for artificial gems, and a translation of 'Demogorgon' attributed to Geber. In Italian.]
p15-85 'Demogorgon'. [First published at venice in 1544, as the first Dialogue in Giovanni Bracesco's 'De Alchimia'.]
818. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1087.
7 folios + 232 folios 210x165mm. 17th Century [c.1660.]
Basilius Valentinus. Le char de triomphe de l'antimoine. Traduite en françois du latin.
[Some rough drawings in red chalk of alchemical apparatus, etc. have been inserted on small slips facing folios 130, 153, 190, 198.]
819. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1088.
68 pages. 215x160mm. Late 17th Century.
Basilius Valentinus. Troisième livre du Testament.
820. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1089.
147 folios. 205x165mm. 18th Century [c.1750.]
Basilius Valentinus. Via veritatis... von der Quinta Essentia und Oleo Metallorum. Sowohl aus deren Metallen als auch deren Mineralien deutlich und Klahr beschrieben. Wie auch darneben von vielen geheimen Arzneyen so ich auf meiner Wallfarth erhalten und auch richtig befunden habe. Beschrieben von mir St. Petri Closer. Anno Domini 1480.
[Illustrated with 11 crude watercolours symbolising the alchemical process, and two pen drawings of alchemical apparatus. Inserted are two engraved silhouette portraits of the head of Susanna Catharina von Klettenberg, the friend of Goethe.]
821. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1090.
130 pages. 170x105mm. Late 18th Century.
[Compendium and notes on the Opera of Basilius Valentinus; In German.]
[From the Julius Kohn Library.]
822. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1091.
407 pages. 230x180mm. Written in Paris. 18th Century. 1777.
[Basilius Valentinus and others.] Le livres secrets et le dernier Testament de frère Bazile Valentin, Bénedictin. De la grande pierre des anciens philosophes, et autres mistères cachés de la Nature. Le tout tiré et transcrit de l'orginal trouvé dans le hout autel sous une petite table de marbre à Erfort. Et mis en lumière à l'instante prière des enfans de la Science... Ecrit par S.T.C.D.G. à Strasbourg 1651. Copié par N.L.D.B.R. à Paris 1777. [With other alchemical tracts and extracts.]
1. p1-234 Testament.
2. p235-265 Manifestation ou éclaircissement des secrets cachés de frère Bazile Valentine.
3. p267-275 J. von Rhe, Opération philosophique.
p232 [small marginal pen drawing of alchemical vessels.]
4. p277-310 Rosarium Philosophorum. Le Rosaire des Philosophes.
[With symbolic alchemical drawings on p281, 287, 293, 299, 307.]
5. p311-321 Manuscrit de Nicolas Flamel.
6. p321-349 Hams. Le Verger d'honneur et Jardin de Plaisance.
p346-348 [Three figures of a magical alchemical mirror.]
7. p351-407 Arcana divina.
823. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1102.
399 pages +10 folios. 210x160mm. 19th Century. 1828.
[Adrien Louis Baudeau. Transcript of 20 short essays on scientific subjects. Most of the essays deal with chemistry, and the author seems to have inclined to the views of the medieval alchemists.]
824. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1112.
48 folios. 215x170mm. 18th Century [c.1780.]
[Claude de Beauharnais] Instructions de Flamel à son neveu Perrier. Pratique de Flamel. [Holograph MS. by the Marquis de Beauharnais, with numerous notes and additions.]
825. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1113.
5 folios + 59 pages. 200x160mm. Late 18th Century.
[Claude de Beauharnais.] Pour l'opération du Grande Oeuvre. [Including the 'Pratique de Nicolas Flamel'. With many notes and extracts on alchemical processes. Author's holograph.]
826. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1116.
335 pages. 160x105mm. Written in Rome. 18th Century. 1754.
Johann Joachim Becher. Chimicus rosarum hortus seu Rosetum chimicum; una cum praefatione hic adjuncta per Fredericum Roth-Scholtzen Silesium. Versio Italica ex lingua Teutonica juxta exemplar Norimbergae 1719. Norimbergae et Altorfii. Apud. Jo. Daniel Taubers, et heredes. Anno MDCCXIX. Versio Italica. Romae. MDCCLIV.
[With an extract from Becher's 'Concordantia Mercuriorum.]
827. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1156.
302 pages. 160x70mm. 17th Century [c.1680.]
Beschreibung des gantzens Wercks. [By an anonymous German alchemist who claims to have discovered the Mathod and Praxis of the Philosophers' Stone after fifteen years of labour and research.]
p17 Descriptio Athanaris mei.
p19,20 [Introduction in which the author tells of his 15 years labour and ultimate success.]
p21 [Copy of a letter from Paracelsus.]
p22 Via sicca brevis [In Latin.]
p23 Via humida longa [In Latin.]
p29 Von der Beschaftigheit der Materi.
p65 Die Klare Praxis.
p93 Secretissima Instructio ad Lapidem pro via sicca et humida. [In German.]
p130 Via universalis ad Lapidem. [In German.]
p144 Wo und an welchen die Materi am bestem zufinden sey.
p229 Folgen etliche nützliche Arbeiten auf vorgehende Subiecta, mit den vorgesetzen Handgrieffen übereinkommen.
p279 Ein Bergliedt, vorinnen das Subiectum Catholicum Saturninum mit Nahmen genennet wirdt.
p291 Der chymischen Autorn unterschiedene Arten zu Arbeithen, auch unterschiedene Subiecta so Sie gebrauchet haben.
[Armorial bookplate of Ignatius Dominicus, S.R.I. Comes de Chorinsky.]
828. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1177, 1178.
2 vols. 150x90mm. 17th Century [c.1685.]
Bisioli. Raccolta di varii e veri autori in compendio, di quello ch'e piu nessario [sic] ad havere ampla intelligenza e in Teorico et in Pratica della vera Universal Medicina o d'Elixir Arabico, ma anco del Lapis Philosophorum et altre curiosita. [From a note it appears that there were originally 6 volumes, lettered A to F.]
[In Latin throughout, except for a few passages in Italian.]
Vol A.
1. p1-91 J. de Nuysement. De spiritu universali secreto mundi et sale philosophorum ex libro de vere sale secreto Sendivogii. Canones a B.N.M.D. collecti .
2. p92-109 M. Sendivogius. Nota ex Novo lumine [chymico].
3. p110-186 P.J. Fabre [Extracts from several works.]
4. p186-222 [Extracts from Musaeum Hermeticum.]
5. p222-225 D. Origanus. De rore.
6. p226-241 P.J. Fabre [Extracts.]
7. p241-end [Extracts from Musaeum Hermeticum.]
Vol. B.
1. p1-27 J. de Nuysement. Canones speciales ad praxin.
2. p28-149 Arthur Dee. Fasciculus chemicus.
3. p150-179 Pseudo St Dunstan. De lapide philosophorum.
4. p179-185 J. Pontanus. Epistola de philosophorum lapide.
5. p185-246 Artephius. De arte occulta atque lapide philosophorum.
6. p249-275 [Extracts from Musaeum Hermeticum.]
7. p276-293 Medicine spagiriche.
8. p294-349 [Tractatus 'Gloria Mundi' from Musaeum Hermeticum.]
9. p349-end. P.J. Fabre [Extracts.]
829. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1179.
29 pages. 215x170mm. Early18th Century.
Johannes de Bisschop. Mysterium magnum, magisterium hermeticum, Naturae et Artis ministerium.
[On the last leaf is an engraved circular figure containing alchemical signs.]
830. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1294.
112 folios. 200x140mm. [Perugia.] 17th Century [c. 1695.]
Julius de Boncambiis. Libro lettera C. [A collection of alchemical, chemical and medical receipts and 'secrets' in Italian and Latin. Compiler's holograph.]
831. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1295.
12 + 427 folios. 190x130mm. [Perugia.] 18th Century [1700]
Julius de Boncambis. Libro lettera H. A collection of alchemical and chemical receipts, processes and 'secrets': including several short treatises by alchemical authors. Illustrated with a few rough pen-drawings of alchemical apparatus.
f1-34 Libro de secreti diversi di diversi Autori... Ridotti da N. N. di N. N...
f35-53 N. de N. Opera sopra il Lapis Animale Vegetabile Minerale, cauta da diversi Authori...
f54-161 [Miscellaneous receipts and processes.]
f162-323 [Miscellaneous alchemical processes and receipts.]
f324-325 R. Lullius. Investigatio secreti occulti [in Italian.]
f335-337 [Alchemical receipt.]
f338-343 Modo di far il Lapis Filosophorum.
f344-347 [Alchemical receipts.]
f347v-415 [Extracts from works of Sendivogius.]
f416-417 [Alchemical receipts.]
832. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1296.
10 + 365 folios. 285x200mm. 18th Century [c. 1700]
Julius de Boncambis. Libro lettera N. A collection of alchemical, chemical and medical receipts, process and 'secrets', in Italian and Latin. Illustrated with a few rough pen drawings of alchemical apparatus. f263 has a crude sketch of 'Lunaria', an alchemical plant. Most of the entries are short receipts.
f160-170 Secreti del Padre Bruni [Stellar influences on plants and metals.]
f305-320 Pseudo-Thomas Aquinas. De lapide philosophico. Lapis Trattato del Beato Thomasso d'Aquino.
[Inside lower cover] 'Il Signore Bodenh[h]ausen, Maestro delle Scienze del Gran' Prencipe di Toscana, Gentilhomo Tedesco e Dottissimo nell'arte Hermetica. 1690.'
833. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1297.
460 folios. 195x135mm. [Perugia.] 18th Century [c. 1700.]
Julius de Boncambis. Libro lettera O. A collection of alchemical, chemical and medical receipts, processes, and 'secrets', in Italian and Latin. Illustrated with a few rough pen drawing of alchemical apparatus. f1v, 57v and 68 have full page symbolic drawings. The short receipts are mainly alchemical, but include entries on glass-making and artificial gems.
f1-67 Annotationes circa medicinam universalem, seu Aurum potabile et Lapidem physicum.
f252-277 Il modo nel quale si possono fare Fiore d'ogni sorte simili alle naturale et cauarle da ogni sorte de metalli...
f335v-367v La corona della rossa Croce.
f413-419 Positiones de complemento artificii philosophici vel Magisterio Hermetis.
f443v-458 Lapis del quinternetto del Pietro Rossi.
834. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1298.
13 + 601 folios. 200x135mm. [Perugia.] 18th Century [c. 1700.]
Julius de Boncambis. Libro lettera Q. A collection of alchemical treatises and extracts, with some receipts, in Italian and Latin. Illustrated with a number of rough pen drawings of alchemical apparatus.
1. f1-217 Geber. Summa perfectionis magisterii [in Italian.]
2. f218-234v Geber. De tinctura alba.
3. f234v-235v Arcanum lapidis [in verse.]
4. f235v-237 Pseudo-St Thomas Aquinas. Versus super lapidem.
5. f238-273 Hortulanus. Practica.
6. f273-280 [Nicolas Barnaud.] Quadrigae auriferae.
f280-308 [Alchemical receipts, etc.]
7. f309-312 Rosarius. Scientia et practica pretiosissimi lapidis philosophorum Rosarii...
8. f312v-326 Rosa aurea.
f226v-333 [Alchemical receipts, etc.]
9. f333-350 Frater Elias. De compositione lapidis.
f350v-428 [Alchemical receipts, etc., including section on artificial gems.]
10. f429-473 R. Lullius. Apertorium.
f473-512 [Alchemical receipts in Italian and Latin.]
11. f513-558 Basilius Valentinus. Ex Curru Triumphali Antimonii. [Extracts from the Rome edition of 1666, and Venice edition of 1689.]
12. f559-593 Basilius Valentinus. Testamentum. [Extracts.]
13. f594-601 A. B. S. Vincenzo. Opera ad oro o argento.
835. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1381.
1 folio + 178 pages. 295x200mm. 18th Century. 1727.
Johann von Brungan. [Alchemical receipts, extracts and processes in German, with some receipts for artificial gems, etc: in Latin and French, including three in Italian at the end.]
[Illustrated with a few rough pen drawings of apparatus in the margins.]
836. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1388.
89 pages + 38 folios. 310x195mm. 17th of 18th Centuries [c. 1700]
Das Buch der Geheimnüsz dess aller hochsten Schatzes dieser Welt, nach dem Göttlich Wordt, darinnen clärlich zu finden, wie man das sehr Göttliche Werck dess gebenedeyeten Steins der edlen Tinctur erlangen möge, und dadurch Gesundheit langen Lebens, Weisheit [?]... zu Wege bringen möge... ohne Falsch, fleissig und treülich beschrieben, und mit 30 Figuren nach dem Leben abgemahley, sambt einen Register.
[Note in Latin in different hand on fly-leaf mentions Theatrum Chemicum, I. p. 628, and IV. p. 945. Also 'Vide Castelli Lexicon, Lipsia 1713, p 441.]
[At end there are a series of 24 (not 30 as in the title) full page drawings in watercolour of long necked flasks open at the top (the classic Philosophers Egg). These are each labelled with a letter of the alphabet, in reverse order z,y,x,w,... and some have had their letters amended, and letters p, i and k are out of sequence at the end of the series. The flasks in general contain different coloured layers of material or else are filled to the base of the neck with a uniform crimson colouration. Flasks x and r have a silver, and flask s a gold coloured layer at the bottom. Some are set against a black background.]
[The text refers to them in sequence a-z. The flask are rather crudely drawn and coloured.]
[From Library of Julius Kohn.]
837. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1435.
2 folios +2444 pages. 170x125mm. 18th Century [c.1775.]
La Cabale magiochimique où est découvert la Science des Cabalistes hébreux et des Philosophes hermétiques. C'est à dire la Connoisance du grand et petit monde. I. G. S. D. F. B.
[Illustrated with two full-page pen-drawings of the 'Astrological Man', and an 'Astrological Head', and several number and letter Tables and diagrams, of which four are folding.]
[Note by 18th Century hand : 'Cet ouvrage n'a jamais été imprimé, il a été traduti du latin de G.G. Paris, par un célèbre alchymiste qui a passé plus de 15 années à former ce recueuil [sic] précieux pour Enfants de l'art. Vendu format in 4th. à la vente de M. Filhaut en 1779... Voyez Cailleau tome 3 page 259'.]
[Note by Stanislas de Guaita : 'MS. inédit. C'est la transcription faite au siècle dernier d'une copie plus ancienne . On trouve en cet ouvrage du bon métal spirituel engangué dans beaucoup de lettre morte. Ce curieux Manuscrit côté 25 frs. dans un Catalogue de Marseilles (F. Domene, Août 1896) No. 175 du Catalogue, a été acquis par les Successeurs de Techener, chez qui je l'ai racheté 49 francs. 10 Août. Guaita.']
838. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1436.
52 pages. 200x135mm. 18th Century [c. 1775.]
Caballe Intellective fondeé sur les nombres par le moïen desquels l'on pénétre les Secrets les plus Sublimes de l'Ecriture Sainte, et l'on perce Jusques dans le Centre de la nature.
[p31-end contain alchemical recipes and processes.]
839. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1439.
834 pages + 22 folios. 185x115mm. 18th Century.
Cahiers chimiques. [A collection of notes, extracts and short treatises on alchemical, chemical and medical subjects: including numerous medical and technical receipts for varnishes, dyes, artificial gems, etc.]
p1-12 Robola, Petrus. De facultate metallorum germinatrice secundum Hermeticos [Originally printed in Burggräv's 'Biolychnia', 1611.]
p373-416 Traité sur l'Elixir ou Pierre Philosophalle. [Account of an alledged transmutation made in 1599.]
p421-439 de La Magdelaine. Oeuvre: traduit de l'Italien.
p453-477 Deshunnelières. Deux opérations pour la transmutation métallique.
p677-701 Remarque sur la Métamorphose.
p721-756 Procédé sur la Pierre Philosophale: plus des caractères et nature des métaux, sels, et autres minéraux les plus usitez.
p757-834 Basilius Valentinus. Les Conclusions de tous les Traitez de Frère Bazile Valentin: autrement dit ses Tours de main, ou Manifestation de ses Secrets. [Followed on p 793 by] Quatrième livre du Testament.
840. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1520.
4 folios + 167 pages + 13 pages + 23 folios. 170x140mm. 18th Century [1786.]
Castaigne, Gabriel de. Le Paradis terrestre... phisique naturelle. Imprimé à Paris en 1661. En seconde édition, par Jean d'Houry. Copiato dal original... da Gio. Gasparo Vittori Balseti in Avigliana.
[The second preliminary folio has a pen-drawn illustration of the 'Annulus platonis' copied from Kirchweger's 'Aurea Catena Homeri'.]
[The two penultimate folios contain a pen-drawn 'Rota Fortunae' and a diagram 'Cabala Rutilii Benincasa ex manuscripto de 1411'.]
841. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1533.
112 folios. 205x150mm. Early 18th Century.
[Collection of alchemical extracts, notes and translations made by Padre Cavallo: in Italian and Latin. This includes an Italian translation of 'Le triomphe hermétique', a work which was first published in Amsterdam in 1689. The remainder contains alchemical extracts and nots on the stone, universal medicines, etc. Illustrated by rough pen-drawings of alchemical furnaces and apparatus.]
842. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1567.
16 folios, last 10 blank. 270x210mm. 19th Century [. 1830.]
Cekonde partie de l'Ar de Dieu ou la ciance Hermétike. [unfinished.]
843. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1634.
184 folios. 175x115mm. 18th Century [c. 1750.]
Chrisologie chimique diviseé en deux livres dans laquelle est manifesteé ce qui a été caché et violé par l'antiquité et dans laquelle toutes les difficultés de l'art sont élucideés du germe de l'or. De as généalogie avec l'anatomie de l'eau. La généalogie ou regéneration du fils du soleil.
[There is a copy of this MSS. in Harvard MS. 22226.280.]
844. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1636.
187 pages + 8 folios. 245x175mm. 18th Century [1667.]
Christophorus Parisiensis. Le Euvres de Christope parisien très excellent philosophe corrigés de toutes superfluités. Traduites d'Italien en françois au mois de Januier mil cinquant quatre vint quatre.
845. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1660.
15 folios + 13 blank folios. [c. 1890]
[Illustrated with 13 figures from the 'Geheime Figuren'. Note by Albert Poisson. From the library of Lionel Hauser.]
846. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1700.
8 folios + 233 pages + 2 folios. 210x165mm. 17th Century. [1688-1692.]
Coenders van Helpen, Fredericus. Breviarium Sapientiae. [A collection of extracts, commentaries, and notes on alchemy. In French and Latin. Compiler's holograph.]
f2-3 Breviarium Sapientiae. [In upper margin] 'À Roly. A[nn]o 1692 in Feb. F. C. ab Helpen'.
f4-7 [Alchemical aphorisms in Latin, each beginning with a letter to form the words 'Flas Cherubim de Corde Superne', which is sn anagram of the compiler's name in the form 'Fredericus Conderus ab Helpen'.]
f8 [Table of contents, signed and dated 'F. C. de Helpen. 1688'.]
p1-83 Axiomes philosophiques tirez du Cosmopolite [Michael Sendivogius] par F. C. de Helpen.
p85-140 Extrait de l'Harmonie et Constitution générale du vray sel et de l'Esprit Universal du Monde. Par Mr. de Nuisement.
p145-179 Extrait du Poème pilisiphique traittant de la Vérité de la Physique mineralé par le Sr. de Nuisement.
p180 Leges viginti sex Magisterium Philosophicum brevissime et ordine exprimentes.
p181-185 Testamentum Friderici Conders ab Helpen fait à Fontainebelau le 15 d'8bre 1688.
p188-190 Philosophia Antiquorum de se ipso loquens secundum literas niminis F. C. ab H.
p191-196 Abrégé de l'Explication de la Table d'Eméraude par Hortulain.
p197-200 Operationes et termini Artis. Autores Philosophi.
p201-202 Enigma Philosophorum Frederici Conders ab Helpen. 1691.
p203-207 Magni Lapidis Philosophorum definitiones 26 secundum ordinem literarum nominis F. C. ab H.
p208 [Illustration of 'Circulus Philosophicus'.]
p209-214 Aurum diaphanum in Philosophia carminice [carmine?] concentrata a F. Conders ab Helpen. 1691.
p215-216 [Anagrams.]
p217-227 Extractum F. C. ab H. ex Apocalypsi Spiritus secreti. Incerto Autore. [At the end: 'Ce traitté m'est communiqué à Paris de Mr. D'Aubenas à Salignac gentilhomme Provençal le 6e de 9e, 1691, qui a fait cette anagramme de mon nom.']
p229-end [Alchemical extracts.]
[Four anagrams on the name of F. C. ab Helpen on loose slips .]
847. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1701.
9 folios +1999 [1001] pages + 2 folios. 110x80mm. 17th Century [1689.]
Coenders van Helpen, Fredericus. Le soleil terrifié par l'art métellique. Méthodiquement traitt‘par un Amateur de la Vérité. Eb debes pulchra ferundo scire. Per anagramma Fredericus Conderus ab Helpen. 1689.
[Author's holograph.]
[An alchemical encyclopaedia in 29 chapters, made up from extracts in Latin and French from a very large number of alchemical authors of all periods.]
848. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1702.
2 folios + 393 pages + 50 folios. 165x110mm. 18th Century [c. 1725.]
Coenders van Helpen, Fredericus. Introduction à la philosophie des anciens par un Amateur de la Vérité. En, debes pulchra ferundo scire. Paris: Veuve Claude Thiboust. 1689. Transcript.
[Note in same hand : 'Erreur. Pompeé Colonne est le véritable Traducteur.']
849. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1715.
200 pages + 9 folios + 60 pages + 91 folios. 200x165mm. 17th Century [c. 1695.
Collecta ex variis auctoribus. [A collection of alchemical, chemical and medical receipts in German, Latin and Italian.]
[Begins with condensed version of Peter Kertzenmacher 'Alchimia. Wie man alle farben, wasser, olea, salia und alumina... machen sol', Strassburg 1539.]
p38-73 [Condensed version of Timotheo Rosselli, 'Somma de secreti universali. Venice'. 1580. In Italian.]
[Contains many receipts.]
850. London, Wellcome Institute MS. 1716.
Various formats. Unbound. 18th and 19th Centuries.
1. ( ) von Bacozi. relation d'une transmutation qui a été faite 16 novembre 1769 par S. E. le comte Moszynsky Stolnik de la Couronne, et qu'il a présenté au Roy. [c. 1770.]
2. Cent vingt et neuf Propositions tirées de Geber et de Lullius propres à donner l'intelligence des livres d'un auteur inconnu. 1753.
4. Erfahrungen und Aufschlüsse über das wirkliche Bestehen einer Universal Medizin aud dem Golde, und was in Medizinischer Hindsicht von einen sogennanten Auro potabili vero und dem philosophischen Goldsalze zu erwarten seye. [c.1785]
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