Extracts from a work by Morienus, 1478
part
Identifier: MS 131/ff. 110v-111v
Contents
A collection of precepts attributed to the seventh-century legendary hermit and alchemist Morienus. The text begins on f. 110v and it is introduced by the rubric Dicta pulchra morieni phylosophi. It starts with the words Apotarpum dicitur pater omnium metallorum; it ends on f. 111v with the words ipsum cum quo fuerunt coniuncta.
Dates
- Creation: 1478
Creator
- Morienus, Romanus, fl 660-699 (Christian hermit and alchemist) (Author, 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. 1. Brussels: Maurice Lamertin, 1928, p. 66, n. 70.i.
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