May 11, 2010 - Sale 2214

Sale 2214 - Lot 97

Price Realized: $ 4,320
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
(BOOK OF SECRETS.) Modus coagulationis omnium aqua[rum] [etc.]. manuscript in latin written in cursive hand in brownish-black ink on laid paper. 160, [9] leaves. 196x130 mm, contemporary vellum, binding cocked, stain on front cover; contents browned with some soiling and stains or ink blots, occasional oxidation with resulting small holes not impairing legibility. Neapolitan ownership inscription dated 1669 on first page; later owner's notes on rear endpapers. Italy, 17th century

Additional Details

Compendium of over 300 preparations mainly for pharmaceutical use, with index. Incipit: "Coagulacio omnium aquarum fit ex caliditate, et siccitate."