[Ripley alchemical scroll].

Artist
Smethley, Leonard [Browse]
Format
Manuscript, Book
Language
  • Middle English (1100-1500)
  • Latin
Published/​Created
[Manchester, England?], 1624.
Description
1 roll (7 membranes) : parchment, illustrations ; 3720 x 275 mm

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Special Collections - Manuscripts RTC01 (no. 237) South 72, Browse related items Reading Room Request

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    Subject(s)
    Attributed name
    Summary note
    Illustrated alchemical roll incorporating Middle English verses attributed to Sir George Ripley.
    Notes
    • Ms. roll.
    • Colophon: Leonard Smethley fecit 1624.
    • Illustrations: Four panels containing emblematic diagrams serving as instructions on the process of transmuting base metals into precious metals. A fifth panel depicts a master alchemist (Ripley?). Script and illustrations by Leonard Smethley.
    Language note
    Texts in Middle English and Latin.
    Provenance
    Early and intermediate provenance unknown. Sold at Sotheby's in London, 2000.
    Source acquisition
    Purchase; Christie's, London, 13 December 2017.
    Other format(s)
    Also available in an electronic version.
    Know as
    • Ripley scroll
    OCLC
    1043114133
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