A Philosophicall Key or Ocular demonstration opening and decyphering a great deale of the hidden mysteryes of Nature, partly by an experimental Conclusion, as also by an intellectual speculation.
Wrighten as a Declaration unto the distrustfull and suspicious first to manyfest that the Authour flyeth on his owne Wings and then to purify the adulterat breath of spurious reports as well of the ignorant as envious person.
By Rob. Flud Esq., and Dr of Phisick.
f.1 Dedication to King 'Jeames' I.
f.2 Preface to the Reader, containing letters to the author (10 Aug. 1618) from Greg. Horst and (20 Ap. 1617) from Justin Helt
f.19b A nosce te ipsum to the Calumniator
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f.39 Of the excellency of Wheate
The James Catalogue of Western Manuscripts
O.2.46
| Shelfmark | O.2.46 |
|---|---|
| Manuscript Title | Robert Fludd, A philosophicall key etc |
| Alternative Title | R. Flud. A Philosophical Key. |
| James Number | 1150 |
| Century | 17th |
| Physical Description | In two hands. |
| Provenance | Part of the Gale collection, given to T.C.C. by Roger Gale in 1738. B. 57. No. 123. |
| Donor | Gale, Roger (1672-1744), Antiquary |
| Size (cm) | 22 x 18.5 (written space ca. 18.5 x 15) |
| Folio | cir. 100 ff. (James); 3 + 120 + 1 (Timmermann) |
| Material | Paper |
| Language | EnglishLatin |
| Notes | There is no f. 29. Numbering in author's hand ends at f. 32, there follows 3 unnumbered openings before numbering resumes in pencil at f. 33. |
| Manuscript Summary | Copies of alchemical works by Robert Fludd. |
| IIIF Manifest URL |  https://mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk/Manuscript/O.2.46/manifest.json |
| Online Since | 19/12/2014 |
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Bibliography
Debus, A. G., Robert Fludd and his Philosophicall key: being a transcription of the manuscript at Trinity College, Cambridge (New York, 1979)
Timmermann, A., 'Alchemy in Cambridge: An Annotated Catalogue of Alchemical Texts and Illustrations in Cambridge Repositories', Nuncius, 30 (2015), p. 394.
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