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Mercury

 Subject

Staff Only
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Also called: quicksilver; hydrargyrum.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Congelacio mercurii per scientiam sive sublimacio, 15th century

 part
Identifier: MS 121/f. 125v
Contents

An alchemic recipe on the congealing of mercury. It begins with the words Accipe de eo quantum vis et pone in cucurbitam tectam and ends with quum voluerit facere multitudinem bonam habet gratiam.



Writing

Possibly written by one of the hands at work in some of the other recipes.

Dates: 15th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts / Composite manuscript containing seventeen texts