Alchemy: General collections and anonymous treatises and processes in prose and verse; in chronological order: 14th-18th centt. includes: ff. 13b-60 b Michael Sendivogius, a Pole: Epistolarum de Lapide Philosophorum apographum: 1646, 1647. f. 61 Bernard, Monk of Bermondsey: Alchemical secret w...
includes: ff. 1-102 b Alchemy: General collections and anonymous treatises and processes in prose and verse; in chronological order: 14th-18th centt. ff. 1-21 Salomon, King of Israel: Key of Knowledge: 17th cent. ff. 22-38 Sir Edward Kelley, Alchemist: Discourse on the Philosopher's Stone: 17th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
includes: f. 1 Jabir Ibn Haiyan, Al-Tarsusi: Letter of R. Plot on a translation of his works: n.d. ff. 1-93 b Robert Plot, DCL, Oxon., Custos of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford: Medical and chemical papers: 17th cent. ff. 11-16 Pierre Jean Fabre: Account of his wonderful cures: 17th cent. f. 28 Be...
Arabia: Vitæ et scripta Medicorum Arabum ex Arabico versæ a S. Negri: 18th cent. Sulaiman ibn Ya'kub, Al-Shamì Al-Salihani, called Salomon Negri: Vitæ et scripta Medicorum Arabum ex Arabico conversa per: 18th cent.: Autogr. Abu Mohammad Badr Ben Abil Osaibi'a: Vitae et scripta Medicorum Arabum...
includes: ff. 1-47 Salomon, King of Israel: Lesser Key of Solomon (Lemegeton): 1572.: Fr. ff. 47-53 Henricus Cornelius Agrippa: Extract from, relating to the planets: 17th cent. ff. 53 b-75 Philipp Aureol Theophrast Bombast von Hohenheim, called Paracelsus: Works on Magic: 17th cent.: Extracts.
includes: ff. 1-12 George Legge, Baron Dartmouth: Instructions, as Admiral of the Fleet, with drawings: 1688. f. 14 Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington: Original instructions, as Admiral, on the expedition to Ireland: 1689. f. 16 b Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington: Original instruction...
William Bourne, mathematical manuscript dedicated to William Cecil
Scope & Content:
A treatise (untitled and undated) on gunnery, survey, surveying instruments, the measurement of surfaces and solids, and other mathematical practices. It was dedicated to William Cecil, first Baron Burghley in 1573, and includes several diagrams. The manuscript is divided into three parts and s...
includes: ff. 1-110 Alchemy: General collections and anonymous treatises and processes in prose and verse; in chronological order: 14th-18th centt. f. 111 Sir Edward Lloyd, of Bethlloyd: Covenant for working his lead mines: 1657/8. f. 111 Richard Large, of Longaston, county Somerset: Covenant w...
