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Sloane MS 2246
- Record Id:
- 040-002114611
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002112337
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000603.0x00039d
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Sloane MS 2246
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Sloane 2246
Paper, in Duodecimo, ff. 100, XVII Century; in the handwriting of Sir Hugh Platt.
1. 'A theorique of H. P. [Hugh Platt] uppon the vegetable and animall stone.' ff. 1b-10.
2. An alchymical treatise in three books: —
a. 'The vegetable work for fructification only, or for phisick, wrought without any plant at all only by aqua cœlestis and mercury.' ff. 11b-20.
b. 'Of the vegetable worke uppon any plant tendinge to phisicke or fortification of Nature in Man.' ff. 21-25.
c. 'Of the animall stone or quintessence.' ff. 27-30.
3. 'An abstract of the abstract of the theorie or practize concerning the vegetable or animal stone out of Cornelius Agrippa de occulta philosophia here and there dispersedly.' ff. 31b-49.
4. Excerpta 'e Marcilii Ficini Medici de Vita libris tribus raptim.' ff. 50-52.
5. 'A theorie of the true and philosophicall preparation of vegetables for phisicke, with the generall groundes of nature wheron the same is grounded.' ff. 53-59.
6. 'The practize of the former theorie.' ff. 60-91.
7. 'De secretis antimonii, per Alexandrum a Suchten medicinae doctorem.' ff. 92-100.
Sir Hugh Platt: Collections of alchemical treatises: 16th cent.
Writers of Manuscripts: Platt (Sir Hugh).
includes:
- ff. 31 b-49 Henricus Cornelius Agrippa: Abstract of his De occulta philosophia: 17th cent.
- ff. 50-52 Marsilio Ficino, of Florence: De vita: 17th cent.: Excerpt.
- ff. 92-98 b Alexander von Suchten, MD: De secretis antimonii,: 16th, 17th centt.: Germ., Engl., and Lat.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Sloane Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002112337
040-002114611 - Is part of:
- Sloane MS 1-4100 : Sloane Manuscripts
Sloane MS 2246 : Sloane 2246Paper, in Duodecimo, ff. 100, XVII Century; in the handwriting of Sir Hugh Platt.1. 'A theorique of H. P. [Hugh… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002112337[2234]/040-002114611
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Sloane MS 1-4100
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
German
Latin - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1600
- End Date:
- 1699
- Date Range:
- 17th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Legal Status:
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- Names:
- Agrippa, Henricus Cornelius
Ficino, Marsilio, humanist and philosopher, 1433-1499
Platt, Hugh, of Sloane MS 2170
Suchten, Alexander, MD