MS. Bodl. 645

Summary Catalogue no.: 2264

Language(s): Latin

1. (fol. 1)

Ps.-Raymond Lull, Liber de secretis naturae seu de quinta essentia

In two books, with the prologue by Monaldus, here without title: but after the ordinary ending 'sufficiant cause breuitatis' comes (at fol. 45) a Tertia Distinctio (seu liber) 'De metallorum cura & illorum magisterio in composicionem Lapidis Philosophorum', which, though sixteen leaves are lost after fol. 48, seems to continue to fol. 72v, where a colophon occurs:

Final rubric: Finiuit Remundus librum istum Parisius anno ab Incarnacione Domini. m°. ccc°. xix°. In monasterio sancti Benedicti Canturien' [sic] extra ciuitatem

2. (fol. 74)

Ps.-Raymond Lull, Anima transmutatoriae artis metallorum

Rubric: Anima artis transmutatorie metallorum

Final rubric: Finiuit Remundus librum istum in Monte Pessulano ... anno ab Incarnacione Domini m°. ccc°. xxj°

With a dedication to King 'Rubertus' in two parts: at end a catchword for another (lost) quire, 'Vas in quo ponitur aqua'.

A 16th cent. hand has annotated the volume, see esp. fol. 62, and on fol. 73 a 16th cent. draft of a letter, in Latin from Nicolaüs Caliginarius to 'archepiscopus de Voymestre' about an executorship.

Physical Description

Form: codex

Support: paper

Extent: 97 leaves

Dimensions (binding): 8.375 × 6 in.

Decoration

Diagrams. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 1324)

Coloured capitals.

History

Origin: 14th century, end ; French

Provenance and Acquisition

Presented by sir George More in 1604.

Record Sources

Description adapted (2024) from the Summary Catalogue (1922). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1973).

Summary Catalogue, vol. 2, part 1, p. 284

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

2024-09: Description revised to incorporate all information from Summary Catalogue.

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