Anonymous text possibly related to a work on mercury attributed to Roger Bacon, 1478
part
Identifier: MS 131/ff. 90v-100v
Contents
This anonymous text could be related to an alchemical work on mercuryi attributed to Roger Bacon (1219/20 - 1292), English philosopher and Franciscan friar.
The texts begins on f. 90v and it is introduced by the rubric Aqua congelans mercurium sine sublimatione et aliqua mortificatione. It starts with the words Accipe aquilam volantem; it ends on f. 100v with the words pulverizati ut supra.
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
10 folios
Bibliography
Singer, Dorothea Waley. Catalogue of Latin and Vernacular Alchemical Manuscripts in Great Britain and Ireland. Dating from before the XVI Century, vol. 1. Brussels: Maurice Lamertin, 1928, p. 182, n. 204.
Source
- Bacon, Roger, ? 1214-1294 (English philosopher and Franciscan friar) (Attributed name, Person)
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