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Libra Esoterica

Collection of various tracts from original m.s.s

by Charles Rainsford

  • First published:
  • 18th century
  • Languages: English, French, Greek, Hebrew, Italian
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source
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Collection of cabalistic and occult works compiled and translated by Charles Rainsford. Includes a letter to a young lady in French (p. 8); a description of paradise (p. 52); discussions of biblical texts such as the book of Ezekiel (p. 52) and the gospel of Matthew (p. 66); and translations of several Italian cabalistic texts (p. 107).

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Kabbalah and Jewish esotericism and Occultism and esotericism.

  • Occultism and esotericism

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

    • “Occultism”· via Colenda Digital Repository — University of Pennsylvania Libraries
    • “occult”· in description
    • “Occultism”· in subject
    • “occult”· in cataloging note
  • Kabbalah and Jewish esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from colenda matched “Cabala”. Retained metadata contains “Cabala” in the subject metadata.

    • “Cabala”· via Colenda Digital Repository — University of Pennsylvania Libraries
    • “Cabala”· in subject

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University of Pennsylvania digitized manuscript

182 leaves : paper ; 322 x 203 (278 x 170) mm bound to 334 x 210 mm; Binding: Contemporary green dyed parchment. Page 103-104 has been partially cut out and p. 105-106 has been completely torn out.; English, French, and Italian, with occasional words in Greek and Hebrew.; Layout: Written in 24 long lines.; Ms. codex.; Origin: Written in England, 1796 (p. 51) to 1797 (p. 72).; Pagination: Paper, 182 leaves; [i], 1-94, 100-104, 107-127, [ccxliii]; contemporary pagination in ink, upper outer corners.; Purchased with support from the B. H. Breslauer Foundation.; Script: Written in a cursive script in the hand of Charles Rainsford.; Title from title page (p. i).

1797—English, French, Greek, Hebrew, Italian—Public download

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Identifiers

Colenda
  • ark:/81431/p3n29p86r

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Cataloging notes

  • Colenda collection: Charles Rainsford Collection of Alchemical and Occult Manuscripts (University of Pennsylvania)
  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9962935723503681
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Oversize Ms. Codex 1687
  • Provenance: Formerly owned by Charles Rainsford (British army officer, fellow of the Royal Society, and alchemist); 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. 599, Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, 1809-2014 (bookplate, inside upper cover; stamps throughout).; Rainsford, Charles, 1728-1809, former owner.; Sold at auction at Sotheby's (London), 15 July 2014, as part of Lot 411.
  • Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0
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