F., J. V. & W., J.

Chymische Schrifften. Illustrated by rough pen-drawings of alchemical apparatus, etc. The end is missing, and there is no title-page. Lettered on the spine 'Chymisce Schrifften. J. V. F. et J. W. 1738'. The text is in German and Latin, but one article is in Italian (p. 94), and one in French (pp. 34-36), and the script is by several hands. The first part consists chiefly of receipts for making artificial gems etc., the remainder is concerned with chemical and alchemical processes.

1738

1 volume 726 pp. 8vo. 161/2 x 101/2 cm. Original vellum binding.

Purchased 1911.

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).