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Alchemical recipes, in Spanish, manuscript on paper [Spain, 17th century]
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Alchemical recipes, in Spanish, manuscript on paper [Spain, 17th century]
A short collection of Spanish alchemical recipes involving mercury, tin and vitriol.
209 x 144mm. 4 leaves, c.32 lines per page (some ink corrosion and show-through, edges of pages frayed, marginal staining). Limp card binding.
Contents: On the freezing and fixation of mercury, the use of tin, the preparation of mercury solutions, the process of sublimation, with recipes involving vinegar, goat's milk, the sap of euphorbia, cinnabar; a recipe for the production and preparation of oil of vitriol, and its health benefits when taken with other waters: for example, when drunk with warm water it 'ralegra el corazon', or heartens the soul; with endive or betony water it promotes hair growth; with fennel water it improves memory.
A short collection of Spanish alchemical recipes involving mercury, tin and vitriol.
209 x 144mm. 4 leaves, c.32 lines per page (some ink corrosion and show-through, edges of pages frayed, marginal staining). Limp card binding.
Contents: On the freezing and fixation of mercury, the use of tin, the preparation of mercury solutions, the process of sublimation, with recipes involving vinegar, goat's milk, the sap of euphorbia, cinnabar; a recipe for the production and preparation of oil of vitriol, and its health benefits when taken with other waters: for example, when drunk with warm water it 'ralegra el corazon', or heartens the soul; with endive or betony water it promotes hair growth; with fennel water it improves memory.
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