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Solutio talch, 1478

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Identifier: MS 131/f. 73v

Contents

An anonymous alchemic recipe for a solution of talc, a clay mineral. It starts on f. 73r with the words Recipe talch et ignitum extingue in aceto and ends on f. 73v with the words et recipe oleum quod distillabitur nam incombustile est.

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. 424, n. 590.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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