Testament on operation minerale

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  • Reference
    • GB 247 MS Ferguson 113
  • Dates of Creation
    • 14--
  • Language of Material
    • French
  • Physical Description
    • 8vo. 528 pages. 19.6x12.4 cm. Bd. in vellum

Scope and Content

Testament de Jean Isaac.[In French]. XVth century.
1. p1-246 Testament de Jean Isaac ou operation minerale traduite du flamand en Latin par Isaac de Zomere.
[Finely executed drawings of alchemical apparatus between pages 227 and 235.]
2. p1-199 [New numbering.] Mercure d'or.
3. p200-271 Manuscrit de Chimie.
This section has (between pages 200 and 244) twelve water colour illustrations as in the 'Praetiosissimum Donum Dei', or 'Spiegel der philosophen'. These are small in size and are not especially well executed.
Title piece on spine: Testament de Jean Isaac.
Bookplate of Henry T. Humphreys, Hermitage.

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