Epistola de lapide philosophorum, 1559.

Format:

• Book
• Manuscript

Author/Creator:

• Podius, Milanutius.

Language:

Latin

Subjects (All):

• Alchemy--Early works to 1800.
• Alchemy.

Genre:

• Manuscripts, Renaissance.

Physical Description:

1 item (8 leaves) : paper

Place of Publication:

1559.

Language Note:

In Latin.

Summary:

Letter on the philosopher's stone directed to "Dux illustrissime," written in one hand, in Rome, dated 1559 (f. 8r). Signature appears to be Milanutius Podius, cataloged by dealer under Poggio Milanucci, form of the name Milanutius Podius taken from Zacour-Hirsch. A sewn gathering of 8 bifolia with contemporary foliation in ink, modern foliation in pencil, 1-6, [7-8], upper outer corner. Ink oxidized.

Notes:

• Title from Zacour-Hirsch Catalogue.
• Incipit: Cum dux ill[ustrissi]me sepius suis recordet quando simul super aliquibus Aristotilicis locis ratiocinando, pluries visum tibi fuisse, me illa, aut non intellegere, aut dicebas quod ego faciebam Aristotilem...

Cited in:

• Described in Zacour, Norman P. and Hirsch, Rudolf. Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Libraries of the University of Pennsylvania to 1800. Supplement A5, The Library Chronicle, 37 (1971), p. 105 (Ms. E. F. Smith 56).
• Pastor IV, 480 has a "Gisberto di Milanuccio Poggio da Civita di Penne (provincia di Pescara) die fu giustiziato per eresia il 15 Giugno 1558."

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Coll. 360.