Arcana chemica

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  • Reference
    • GB 247 MS Ferguson 60
  • Dates of Creation
    • 16--
  • Language of Material
    • German
  • Physical Description
    • Sm. 4to. 271 pages. 19.7x16.8 cm. Calf

Scope and Content

Arcana chemica. [In German]. XVIIth century.
I[n]: N[omine]: S[acro] S[anctae]: Tr[initatis]: et ad M[aiorem]: B[eatae]. V[irginis]. M[ariae]. G[loriam]: Praxis et Processus Der Edlen [Sun-gold symbol] bluemen, Rubin, Rosen, und goldne Tinctur.
[Incipit]: 'Recipe Erstlich des allerschönsten Goldes...'
[Recipes and notes in German on alchemical processes.]
[c.f. MS. Ferguson 23, folios 116-131.]
[On spine]: 'Arcana Chemica MS.'

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