Epistola pulchra ad lunam, 1478
part
Identifier: MS 131/ff. 74r-75r
Contents
The short text is an alchemic recipe presented as a letter and identified by the copist as Epistola pulchra ad lunam (the word luna in alchemy indicates silver). The text begins on f. 74r with the words Magnifice mi domine singularissime ista est recepta per ordinem sicut expertus fui de aqua; it ends on f. 75r with the words Ideo reiteranda solutio et congelatio ut prius quousque hic effectus apportat me vobis humiliter recommendo.
Dates
- Creation: 1478
Creator
- From the Item: Tontulo, Bernardino , fl 1478 (scribe) (Scribe, Person)
Language of Materials
Latin.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to all. The manuscripts can be consulted in the Centre for Research Collections, Edinburgh University Main Library.
Full Extent
2 folios
Bibliography
Singer, Dorothea Waley. Catalogue of Latin and Vernacular Alchemical Manuscripts in Great Britain and Ireland. Dating from before the XVI Century vol. 2. Brussels: Maurice Lamertin, 1930, vol. 2, p. 426, n. 594.
Thorndike, Lynn, and Pearl Kibre. A catalogue of incipits of Mediaeval scientific writings in Latin. London: William Clowes and Sons, 1963, col. 844.
Thorndike, Lynn, and Pearl Kibre. A catalogue of incipits of Mediaeval scientific writings in Latin. London: William Clowes and Sons, 1963, col. 844.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk