f.1 Prologus Monaldi monachi consolatoris reymundi magni in librum de secretis nature seu quinte essencie quem compilauit Idem R. ad instanciam dicti Monaldi
Contristatus erat Raymundus
-ideoque sic intitulatur.
(Raymundus de quinta essencia.)
At top of f.1 neatly written:
vid. Chym: 5. 1O.
f.2b Deus cum tue sublimis bonitatis
With very neat diagrams on f.10 etc.
The inserted leaf after f.22 has receipts in a late xvith cent. hand.
f.30b Liber II.
f.40 Liber III.
f.50 A notable diagram (figura doctrine in practica faciendi sulphura)
Others follow, a good one of a furnace on f.88b.
On f.99 a new tract certainly begins, namely the
Anima Artis transmutatorie
Fulgurat regis dyadema Roberti regum illustrissimi.
At the top is the reference: Chim. 3. 4. page 1122.
On f.114b is a similar reference: Epistola ad Re. Robert. MS. Chym: 6. 10.
Ends f.120b Regnante Rege Roberto anno ab Incarn. domini millesimo ccc xximo.
Diagrams follow.
On f.122 is a good volvel in seven layers, marked with letters of the alphabet in red and blue.
On f.123 Tabula in confectione Perlarum.
f.123b Tabula perfectionis
f.124b Figura significationis
f.125 Another diagram
f.125b Tabula de Mixtione Principiorum
f.126 is blank.
The James Catalogue of Western Manuscripts
O.3.27
| Shelfmark | O.3.27 |
|---|---|
| Manuscript Title | Raymond Lull, Liber de secretis naturae seu de quinta essentia; Compendium animae transmutationis metallorum etc |
| Alternative Title | Alchemica |
| James Number | 1199 |
| Century | 15th |
| Physical Description | 37 lines to a page. In a current hand: the writing measures 6.25 x 3.75. |
| Provenance | Part of the Gale collection, given to T.C.C. by Roger Gale in 1738. H. 14. No. 328. |
| Donor | Gale, Roger (1672-1744), Antiquary |
| Size (cm) | 27.2 x 20.7 (written space 15.7 x 10) |
| Folio | 126 ff. (James); ff. 3 + 125 + 4 |
| Material | Paper |
| Language | Latin |
| Collation | 110 (9 canc.) 212 38 (+ 1 inserted after 1) 410 (wants 1, 10) 510 (9 canc.) 610 712 810 912 1010 1112 (wants 5) 1210 138 (wants 5-7). |
| Manuscript Summary | A collection of Lullian alchemica dating from the 15th century. |
| IIIF Manifest URL |  https://mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk/Manuscript/O.3.27/manifest.json |
| Online Since | 12/12/2019 |
Contents
Bibliography
Roberts, J. and A. G. Watson, ed., John Dee's Library Catalogue (London, 1990) M16
Timmermann, A., 'Alchemy in Cambridge: An Annotated Catalogue of Alchemical Texts and Illustrations in Cambridge Repositories', Nuncius, 30 (2015), p. 399.
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