Shelfmark
MS 207
Title
Compilation of works on alchemy. manuscript.
Varying form of title
Distinctive title: A course of medicinal chymistrie, shewing how one shall make the operations necessary for the preparation of chimycall medicaments
Publication, distribution, etc.
England, 1600s.
Physical description
1 volume (91 leaves) : paper ; 35 x 25 cm.
Note
Two separate works on alchemical medicine, bound together. The first is A course of medicinal chymistrie, shewing how one shall make the operations necessary for the preparation of chimycall medicaments. The second is an untitled compilation of pharmacological recipes.
Note
Devised title.
Note
The first document is written in an English seventeenth century hand, is ruled in black chalk, and contains drawings in red and black chalk.
Note
The first document is paginated in ink in two sequences: 42, [6], 60, [8] p.
Note
An index included in the first document, beginning the second sequence of paginated pages.
Note
The second document is unpaginated and written in a seventeenth century hand, possibly Italian?
Note
The second document has catchwords, and appears to be a fragment.
Note
Seventeenth or eighteenth century inscription on second front flyleaf: E Libris Georgij Fowler Tilsley.
Note
Inscription on front pastedown, recording donation to Eton College by Francis Warre-Cornish whilst Vice Provost of Eton. He in turn was given it by M. Eyre Matcham in 1904.
Note
Engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College on front pastedown.
Binding
17th century English dark brown sprinkled calf; gold tooled double fillet frame, with small pomegranite fleurons at each corner; gold tooled zig zag roll on board edges; gold tooled double fillet on spine; five raised bands; red and brown sprinkled edges.
Subject
Alchemy Early works to 1800.
Subject
Medicine Formulae, receipts, prescriptions Early works to 1800.
Subject
Drugs Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Cornish, Francis Warre, 1839 - 1917 former owner.
Added entry--place
England
Language code
lat eng
Identifier
B46679