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Sloane 2006 Chartaceus, in 4to., ff. 387, Sec. XVI; olim P. Saunders (?) 1606. 1. 'Liber compositus per magnificentissimum comitem de Treves et de Neges in Germania de transmutatione metallorum ex Gallico conversus in Latinum per Guilielmum Rogozanum.' ff. 4-50. Infine, 'Finit hic liber et tr...
Sloane 2011 Chartaceus, in 4to., ff. 154, Sec. XVII. 1. Collectanea medica et chymica ex libris Hippocratis, Arnaldi de Villanova, aliorumque. ff. 1-130. Codice inverso: — 2. Extracts and notes on Medical subjects, chiefly in French. ff. 153-131. includes: ff. 1-130 Hippocrates: Extracta ...
Sloane 2013 Chartaceus, in Quarto, ff. 102, Sec. XVII. 1. Theordori [Aerdenii?] Ars logica, anno 1585 descriptio. ff. 1-68, 84-86. 2. 'De distillationibus et extractionibus spagiricis Adversaria.' ff. 69b-82. 3. Sketch for the composition, apparently, of a pastoral drama. French. ff. 88-102....
Sloane 2036 Paper, in Quarto, ff. 93, XVII Century. 1. 'The practise of philosophers — this chapter followinge declareth the word of Avicen in the chapter next before where he saith, 'first let the spirit's soule be shut from the body, then after that purg it by fire from the sum of the body a...
Sloane 2042 Paper, in folio, ff. 134, XVII Century. A collection of receipts for perfumes, cosmetiques, and confections by Mad. Beringhem, and others, partly Italian, partly French. ff. 1-134. Receipts: Miscellaneous receipts: 17th cent. includes: f. 21, et passim Beringhen, Madame: Collect...
Sloane 2046 Chartaceus, in Quarto, ff. 215, Sec. XVII. Theodori Turquet de Mayerne collectanea chymica et medica, scilicet: — 1. Praeparationes chymicae, quae intitulantur 'Trogniana.' ff. 4-66. 2. Praeparationes et experimenta D. Du Val, 1616. Gallice. ff. 67-76. 3. Praeparationes minerali...
Sir Theodore de Mayerne, Pictoria, sculptoria et quae subalternarum artium (the 'Mayerne manuscript')
Scope & Content:
The manuscript contains miscellaneous notes on the subject of artistic techniques, including the making of pigments, oils and varnishes, the priming and preparation of surfaces for painting, and the repair and conservation of paintings. The manuscript also contains notes of chemical experiments,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Sloane 2057 Paper, in folio, ff. 73, XVII Century. 'Introduction aux trois arts fondés sur le dessein ou pourtraiture; [...] Architecture, sculpture et Peinture prise de George Vassary sculpteur Aretin:' with an introductory letter prefixed by Theodore de Mayerne to M. Roaldes. French. ff. 1-7...