Ars artium

sive ars magna cabalistica

University of Pennsylvania digitized manuscript

139 leaves : paper, illustrations ; 282 x 202 (245 x 156) mm bound to 289 x 215 mm; Binding: Later vellum over pasteboards (signs of trimming show this not to be the original binding); spine and corners repaired.; Collation: Paper, 139; 1¹⁰ 2¹² 3⁶ 4¹² 5¹⁰ 6⁸(+1) 7-10¹² 11¹²(+1) 12¹² 13¹⁰(-3?); gatherings signed A-D, F-I, K-M (gatherings 5 ([E]) and 13 not signed); 3-22, 25-84, 87-104, 107-122, 125-248, 273-274, 249-264, [i-ii], 265-269, [270], 275-276, [i-ii], 277-279, 279-285; contemporary pagination in ink, upper right recto. Catchword lower right verso on each leaf.; Decoration: Diagrams and tables throughout.; Latin, with some Hebrew characters.; Lawrence J. Schoenberg & Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative.; Layout: Written in 30-37 long lines; vertical bounding lines ruled in ink (many of which have oxidized, causing straight incisions in the paper).; Ms. codex.; Origin: Written in Germany in the second half of the 17th century.; Script: Written in italic script by a single hand.; Title from title page for second part (p. 121).; Watermarks: Small mountain, bird, and initials PB enclosed in a circle surmounted by the letter F (f. 1-132); fleur-de-lis enclosed in a circle surmounted by a heart (f. 133-139).