Inserted folding leaf : ""Effigies tabvlae smaragdinae."" : 2 representations of the emerald tablet of Hermes. In Hebrew on the left and an exotic tongue (representing Chaldean?) on the right.
Description:
Engraved plate, 185 x 235 mm., tipped in inside front cover., MS consists of 3 loose quires in cover., On paper., and Single columns 175 x 120 mm. bordered in pencil, without ruling.
Subject (Name):
Hermes, Trismegistus. Tabula smaragdina
Subject (Topic):
Alchemy and Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis
Anonymous manuscript, consisting of poems, riddles, proverbs, copies of political documents and correspondence, personal notes from varied sources, satires and a travel journal. All in an unknown hand.
Description:
Includes: Confession of fayth by Sir Francis Bacon; A declaration how the King ...; Choicest English proverbs collected out of Howell's ...; Then tell me why?
In Caru[m] Lucretiu[m] poeta[m] co[m]me[n]tarij a Joa[n]ne Baptista Pio editi : codice Lucretiano
Image Count:
3
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Subject (Topic):
Atomism --Early works to 1800 and Epicureans (Greek philosophy)
Collection Created:
Bononiae : Typis excussoriis editum in ergasterio Heironymi Baptistiae de Benedictis Platonici Bononie[n]sis ..., Anno Domini. M.D.XI. Kal. Maii. [1511]