Alchemical miscellany

Creator:

Johannes, de Rupescissa, ca. 1300-ca. 1365

Published/Created:

Italy (perhaps Padua),
[ca. 1490; 1800]

Physical Description:

ff. vi + 40 + 12 : parchment and paper ; 156 x 120 (112 x 68) mm.

Related Links:

https://pre1600ms.beinecke.library.yale.edu/docs/pre1600.mell021.htm

Notes:

Script: Part I (ff. 1-40): Written by one hand in a neat, minute humanistic cursive. Part II (ff. 41-52): In an Italian hand.
Part I: Headings in red throughout, that on f. 1r overwritten in an intense red ink covering earlier writing in pale red ink, the intense ink then used for the remainder of the headings in this portion of the codex, and the overwriting probably by the original scribe. Plain, small, roman capitals at beginnings of sections of the text in blue or green; a large initial "D" and a full border no f. 1r, as well as a smaller initial "L" at the beginning of the second book of text, foot of f. 25r, all finely illuminated in gold and colors in the "white-vine" style, the lower part of the border on f. 1r with a coat of arms consisting of a shield azure, a bear rampant or. Part II: Undecorated.
Binding: Late eighteenth century, probably French. Speckled calf, the sides undecorated, the repaired back in compartments with gilt tooling, the original title-stamping defective, speckled edges; restored by Carolyn Horton, November 1955.

Abstract:

Manuscript on parchment and paper, written in two parts. Part I (parchment, written ca. 1490): 1) John of Rupescissa, De consideratione quinte essentie. 2) Descriptions of various herbs. Part II (paper, added ca. 1800): 3) Alchemy. 4) Recipes for making Prussian Blue, in Italian.

Topics:

Alchemy--Early works to 1800
Formulas, recipes, etc
Herbs--Early works to 1800
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Prussian blue

Genre:

Manuscripts

Format:

Text

Content Type:

Archives or Manuscripts

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Public

Related Exhibit or Resource:

Teaching resource: Barbara A. Shailor, Medieval Studies

Call Number:

Mellon MS 21

Orbis Record:

9878293

Orbis Barcode:

39002104687703

Yale Collection:

Beinecke Library

Digital Collection:

General Collection, BRBL, Yale University

oid pointer:

1002939

Citation:

Witten, Laurence C. and Pachella, Richard. Alchemy and the Occult: A Catalogue of Books and Manuscripts from the Collection of Paul and Mary Mellon. Volume Three: Manuscripts, Mellon MS 21.
Alchemical Miscellany. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Extent of digitization:

Partial work digitized.

OID:

10269831

PID:

digcoll:3756328