Londres. Wellcome Library, MS.758

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  • Autre forme de la cote :
    • London. Wellcome Collection, MS.758
    • London. Wellcome Library, MS.758
    • Londres. Wellcome Library, MS.758
    • Wellcome Library, MS.758
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  • Composition :
    • 1 volume; 96 folios (last 4 blank). 8vo. 221/2 x 141/2 cm. Original vellum covers, with flap and tie damaged.

Manifeste IIIF

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  • Collection of alchemical works, extracts and notes: in Latin and Italian

    Contents

    1. ff. 1r-6r Extracts from Turba Philosophorum

    2. ff. 7r-9v Arnold of Villanova, Rosarius: liber secundus

    f. 7r Rosarii liber secundus de inuestigatione lapidis. Manifesta ['adoncha' superscribed] e loperatione de la Medicina ... f. 9v quando niente fumara se un poco de 30 ferri posto in su la calda lamina. [This is at the beginning of Cap. 12 'De recapitulatione 21 regiminis': it is continued on ff. 86v-91].

    3. ff. 10r-26r John Sawtre, Radix mundi

    f. 10r In mensas omnipotenti deo gratiarum actiones refero ... f. 26r ... quoniam nihil deest timentibus eum. Amen. / Laus Deo et V. M. M.

    4. ff. 26v-32r Miscellaneous receipts and extracts, in Latin and Italian

    5. ff. 32v-36r Arnold of Villanova, Visio

    f. 32v Incipit Rosarius dictus flos florum. Vidi Senem nimia claritate fulgentem ... f. 36r ... super alios libros huius scientie sue. Benedictus deus nunc et in eternum Amen.

    6. f.36v Untitled

    7. ff. 37r-44v Roger Bacon, Speculum alchymiae

    f. 37r Incipit speculum alchimie alias Abubachar. Multifarie dixerunt multisque modis loquebantur philosophi ... f. 44r ... de quo semper est laudandus deus in eternum. Amen. f. 44v ... unicuique alchimico valenti et digno apparebunt denudata. Laus Deo omnipotenti etc. Amen.

    8. ff. 44v-56v Miscellaneous extracts and notes in Latin and Italian, including 'De chelidonia' (ff. 49r-50v): ff. 52v-54 are blank

    9. ff. 57r-62r Ramon Lull, Epistola de lapide majori

    f. 57r Preparacionem huius operis vos sequenti modo facietis ... f. 62r ... Ingnorantis a sapiente latissima est diferentia. Explicit epistola raymondi lilii de lapide maiori philosophorum ad nepotem suum carissimum.

    10. ff. 62v-64r Miscellaneous receipts and notes. Ff. 63r-v, 64v blank.

    11. ff. 65r-86r Bernardus de Grava, Opus alchemicum

    f. 65r Opus Magistri Bernardi de graua de auinione apud flumen / rodani qui laborabat artem in fenestra ut a nullo compre / henderetur magisterium. viuebat in anno. 1419. // Proemium. / Non obstante quod hec ars sit philosophie naturalis... 86 ... et panem celestem ad manducandum suis solis fidelibus misericorditer dedit. Jesus. Laus Deo patri. filio et spiritui sancto. Amen.

    12. ff. 86v-91v Miscellaneous receipts and notes.

    13. ff. 92r-v Anonymous, Barzeletta, in verse

    f. 92r Qual sienza si profonda o qual arte si ingenioxa 1 ... f. 92v ... investiga e fa quel che fa la natura Noy imitano la natura. Finis Laus deo.

  • Probably compiled and written by Octavianus de Spino of Bergamo. Produced in Bergamo?
  • No. 8, which is here assigned to Raymundus Lullius has not been traced in any list of his writings. No. 9 is entered under the heading of 'Intentio alchimistarum' among the works of the 'Lullian Alchemical Collection' by Thorndike in his 'History of Magic and Experimental Science', Vol. IV, p. 638. In his 'Catalogue of Incipits' Col. 434 he assigns it to Bernhardus Trevirensis or to Lullius. Bernardus de Grava is also mentioned by Thorndike, but only as the author of a Commentary on the 'Rosarius' of Arnold of Villanova. ('History', Vol. III, p. 56; IV, p. 335. 'Incipits', col. 351). Spino has signed his name in two places, on fol. 26 and on fol. 86: in both cases the inscription is 'Peccator Octauianus de spino Bergomensis'.

    Foliation missing for ff.30r-v; the description is according to the foliation present in the manuscript.

  • Purchased 1922.

Bibliographie

  • Catalogue description modified in 2014. For original description, see S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).

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