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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Pennsylvania (9915455713503681, Ms. Codex 69)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Miscellany of scientific treatises. (DS1603) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Pennsylvania (9915455713503681, Ms. Codex 69) |
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Lea, Henry Charles, 1825-1909
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Heber, Richard, 1773-1833
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Kloss, Georg Franz Burkhard, 1787-1854
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Strong, George Templeton, 1820-1875
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Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric--Early works to 1800
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Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric
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[between 1450 and 1475]
15. century
1450Gregorian
1475Gregorian
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Extent: 123 leaves : paper, color illustrations ; 207 x 140 (148 x 85) mm bound to 215 x 145 mm
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Script: Written in a Gothic cursive script in a single hand, with a second, slightly later hand beginning on f. 120v.
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Origin: Written in Germany, in the third quarter of the 15th century (Zacour-Hirsch).
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Decoration: Diagram of alchemical devices (f. 22v); sketches in ink of crowns (f. 9v, 23r); 4-line and 5-line puzzle initials in red and green (f. 2r, 47r), alternating green or red initials and paragraph marks throughout; red underlining throughout; various chemical and alchemical symbols used in the text and marginalia.
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Ms. codex.
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Layout: Written in 26-29 long lines; ruled in lead.
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Collation: Paper, i + 123 + i; 1¹², 2-7¹⁰, 8¹⁰(+1), 9-12¹⁰; 1-75, [i], 76-122; contemporary foliation in ink, upper right recto. Gatherings signed a-i, k-m, lower right recto of leaves in first half of each gathering.
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Title supplied by cataloger; title written in Latin on upper cover is too abraded to be read easily.
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Binding: Contemporary boards with remains of bronze clasp; rebacked with 19th-century morocco; spine is worn, particularly at the hinges. Title (abraded) written on upper cover. The second and last quires and the front endleaf are pulling loose. A few leaves are torn.
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Watermark: Piccard XIII. iii. 1638 (ca. 1483); also, cf. Piccard IV. xii. 252 and 253 (ca. 1487 and 1488).
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Formerly owned by George T. Strong (signature, dated 1839, f. [i] recto); sold at auction at Bangs & Co., 4 Nov. 1878, lot 1061.
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Formerly owned by Henry Charles Lea (signature, dated 1878, f. [i] recto; bookplate inside lower cover).
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Passed to the University of Pennsylvania with the Lea Library.
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Possibly formerly owned by Richard Heber (inscription referring to Heber's sale, f. [i] recto).
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Formerly owned by Georg Franz Burkhard Kloss (Frankfurt am Main); sold at auction at Sotheby's to Rodd, 7 May 1835, lot 4567.
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19 September 2023
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19 September 2023
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