Shelfmark
Gb.6.30
Author
Uniform title
[Novum lumen chymicum. English]
Title
A new light of alchymie: : taken out of the fountaine of nature, and manuall experience. To which is added a treatise of sulphur: / written by Micheel Sandivogius: i.e. anagram matically, divi Leschi genus amo. Also nine books of the nature of things, written by Paracelsus, viz. Of the generations growthes conservations life: death renewing transmutation separation signatures of naturall things. Also a chymicall dictionary explaining hard places and words met withall in the writings of Paracelsus, and other obscure authors. All which are faithfully translated out of the Latin into the English tongue, by J.F. M.D.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed by Richard Cotes, for Thomas Williams, at the Bible in Little-Britain,, 1650..
Physical description
[16], 147, [13], 104, 107-145, [51] p. ; 19 cm. (4to.)
Note
J.F. = John French.
Note
The words "generations .. death" and "renewing .. signatures" are enclosed in brackets on title page.
Note
"Of the nature of things, nine books: written by .. Paracelsus", a translation of part of "Metamorphosis", and "A chymicall dictionary", based on "Dictionarium Theophrasti Paracelsi" by Gerhard Dorn, have separate dated title pages; register re-commences at 2A and 3A respectively; the first work has separate pagination = Thomason E.604[4]; 'A chymicall dictionary' = Thomason E.604[5].
Note
Signatures: A⁴ ²A⁴ B-V⁴ Aa⁴ ²Aa⁴ Bb-Ss⁴ chi¹ Aaa-Fff⁴.
Note
Annotation on Thomason copy: "June 26th".
Citation/references note
ESTC, R203736
Citation/references note
Wing (2nd ed.), S2506
Citation/references note
Thomason, E.604[3]
Citation/references note
Thomason, E.604[4]
Citation/references note
Thomason, E.604[5]
Provenance
Inscription on endpaper: John Dickinson his booke 1663.
Provenance
Engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College on title-page verso.
Provenance
Inscription on title-page: Dedit Coll: Eton: Henr: Godolphin STP ejusd[em] Coll[eg]ii Praepositus 1731. Armorial stamp of Henry Godolphin, in oval cartouche with double headed eagle between three fleurs de lys on verso of title-page.
Binding
Early 18th century English brown sprinkled sheep; blind tooled double fillet border with second vertical line 1cm from joint; blind tooled dot roll on board edges; blind tooled double fillet on spine; red sprinkled edges.
Copy-specific note
Name of the translator written on title-page.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Dl.4.3.
Subject
Subject
Alchemy Early works to 1800.
Subject
Natural history Pre-Linnean works.
Subject
Chemistry Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
French, John, 1616 - 1657 translator.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Ovid, 43 BC - 17 or 18 A.D Metamorphosis. English.
Added entry--name
Cotes, Richard, ? - -1653 printer.
Added entry--name
Williams, Thomas, ? - 1667 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Godolphin, Henry, 1648 - 1733 former owner.
Added entry--title
Dictionarium Theophrasti Paracelsi.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng lat
Identifier
B48135