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Ad sublimandum marchasitam, 1478

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Identifier: MS 131/f. 73r

Contents

An anonymous alchemic recipe for the sublimation of marcasite, a mineral also known as white iron pyrite.

Dates

  • Creation: 1478

Creator

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

1 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, p. 423, n. 588.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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