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Chemical characters from several authors

by Pierre-Auguste Adet, Basilius Valentinus, Claude-Louis Berthollet, Fourcroy, Antoine-François de, comte, Jean-Henri Hassenfratz, William Jackson, Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, John Coakley Lettsom & Hieronymus von Ludolf

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  • 18th century
  • Languages: English, Greek, Latin
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source
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Copies of lists of chemical nomenclature and symbols including an unidentified text in Latin and followed by lists attributed to the alleged 15th-century alchemist Basilius Valentinus and the 18th-century chemist Hieronymus von Ludolf. Later additions to the manuscript include Antoine Lavoisier's definitive work on the standardization of chemical nomenclature in which he introduces the concept of elements and compounds (1787) and Jean-Henri Hassenfratz and Pierre-Auguste Adet's subsequent publication of standardized symbols corresponding to Lavoisier's new nomenclature (1799). Includes an alphabetical index for p. 1-52 (index, p. 22-34).

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Alchemy and Hermeticism and Occultism and esotericism.

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from colenda matched “Occultism”. Retained metadata contains “Occultism” in the subject metadata and “occult” in the cataloging notes.

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  • Alchemy and Hermeticism

    Controlled discovery queries from colenda matched “Alchemy”. Retained metadata contains “alchemist” in the description, “Alchemy” in the subject metadata, and “alchemist” in the cataloging notes.

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125 leaves : paper ; 185 x 123 mm bound to 189 x 125 mm; Binding: Contemporary quarter leather.; Decoration: Pen and ink drawings of chemical and chemistry-related symbols used throughout; extensive use of red ink.; English, with definitions and terms in Latin and a single word in Greek.; Ms. codex.; Origin: Written in England between 1769 (p. i) and 1809.; Pagination: Paper, 125 leaves; [ii], 1-11, 11-52, [53-247]; contemporary pagination in ink, modern pagination in pencil, upper outer corners. Pages 71-247 blank. Folio following title page has been cut out resulting in a loss of text.; Purchased with support from the B. H. Breslauer Foundation.; Script: Written in a cursive script by what appears to be multiple hands.; Table of contents: 1. p.1-13: [Unidentified Latin list] -- 2. p.14-16: Mineral substances -- 3. p.17-21: Characters / from Basil Valentine -- 4. p.22-34: Alphabet of the characters -- 5. p.36-52: Chemical signs / from Ludolf -- 6. p.53-60: A synopsis of the chemical characters adapted to the new nomenclature -- 7. p.61-70: The substance of two memoirs on the characters to be used in chemistry.; Title from title page (p. i).

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Cataloging notes

  • Colenda collection: Charles Rainsford Collection of Alchemical and Occult Manuscripts (University of Pennsylvania)
  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9962934463503681
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 1662
  • Provenance: Formerly owned by Charles Rainsford (British army officer, fellow of the Royal Society, and alchemist; bookplate, inside upper cover); bequeathed by Rainsford to Hugh Percy, Second Duke of Northumberland.; Northumberland, Hugh Percy, Duke of, 1742-1817, former owner.; Owned by the 2nd through 12th Dukes of Northumberland, ms. 573B, Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, 1809-2014 (initials, p. i).; Rainsford, Charles, 1728-1809, former owner.; Sold at auction at Sotheby's (London), 15 July 2014, as part of Lot 411.
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