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Title:
Manuscript
Language:
Greek, Latin
Origin:
Italy?
Date range:
1450-1500?
Author(s):
Stephanus of Alexandria (fl. 7th c.)
Cleopatra the Alchemist (f. 3rd c.)
Heliodorus of Emesa (fl. 4th c.)
Theophrastus (ca.371-287 BC)
Ostanes (fl. 1st c.)
Synesius (fl. 4th c.)
Zosimos of Panopolis (fl. 300)
Agatharchides of Cnidus (2nd c. BC)
Cleopatra the Alchemist (f. 3rd c.)
Heliodorus of Emesa (fl. 4th c.)
Theophrastus (ca.371-287 BC)
Ostanes (fl. 1st c.)
Synesius (fl. 4th c.)
Zosimos of Panopolis (fl. 300)
Agatharchides of Cnidus (2nd c. BC)
Description:
VGQ 47 is a paper codex, its leaves measuring 212 × 145 mm. It contains watermarks similar to Briquet nos. 5133, 6306, and 11845-50. It is constructed of 9 quires of mostly 4 bifolia + 3 folia, totalling 72 folia. Quire signatures were added by the scribe. Prayers to Christ appear in the upper margins throughout. Text covers an area of 165/180 × 105 mm, over 27-31 lines. The codex was written by single scribe, except for ff. 1r-3r, which was written a number of hands from the same period. The codex has a new paper cover.
Classification:
Late Antiquity – collection – natural philosophy – chemistry – alchemy
DOI:
10.1163/9789004373563_VGQ-047
Journal:
VGQ 47 - Varia Chymica etc.