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Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library MS 99

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  • MS 099
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Date
  • 1400 - 1499
Language
  • Latin
Title
    • Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 099: Alchemical Tracts
    • Khalid , Questiones et responsiones || Questiones Kalid regis ad Morienum Romanum
    • De occulto lapide philosophorum || Tractatus qui dicitur, Planta arborem
    • Razes (Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Zakariyya al-Razi), Practica || Practica Rasis
    • Razes (Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Zakariyya al-Razi), Flores secretorum || Flores secretorum Rasis de regimine quatuor naturarum
    • Senior mireris || Tractatus qui dicitur, Senior Mireris || Senior mereri
    • Alphidius, De lapide philosophorum || Documenta Mireris
    • John Dastin, Epistola ad episcopum Iohannem XXII de alchemia || Epistola Iohannis Dasten
    • Nicolaus de Comitibus (?), Speculum alchemiae || Tractatus nobilis Nicholai comitis
    • Jabir ibn Hayyan (attrib.), Summa perfectionis magisterii || Geberi summa perfecti magisterii
    • Jabir ibn Hayyan (attrib.), Secreta secretorum abbreuiata || Secreta secretorum in opere Solaris et lunaris, Geber abbreviata
    • John Dastin, Visio super artem alchemicam || Visio Iohannis Dastin
    • Alchemical treatise variously ascribed to John of Damascus, Uguictius and Arisleus || Tractatus qui dicitur Lumen intelligentiae
    • Johannes Tectinensis, Alchemy || Tractatus Ioannis Tectivensis
    • Ramón Lull, Aurum potabile || Aurum potabile Raymundi
    • William of Tunis (attrib.), Lilium Paridis || Lilium Paridis Philosophi
    • John Dastin, Rosarium || Rosarius Phebi, aliter vocatus liber Ioannis Dasten
    • Arnold of Villanova, Rosarius (prologue) || Rosarius minor sive Theorica Arnoldi de Villa nova
    • Arnold of Villanova, Rosarius maior siue Practica || Rosarius major sive Practica Arnoldi de Villa nova
    • Arnold of Villanova, Commentarium in libros suos et in libros aliorum philosophorum || Commentarium Arnoldi de Villa nova in libros suos et libros aliorum philosophorum
    • Arnold of Villanova, Tract dedicated to Semita semite || Tractatus qui incipit, O venerande pater
    • Speculum alchemiae || Speculum Alchimiae
    • Bernard of Treves, Responsio ad Thomam de Bononia || Epistola Barnardi Trevirensis ad Thomam de Bononia medicum
    • Thomas of Bologna, Epistola ad Bernardum Treuirensem de lapide philosophico || Secunda epistola ejusdem
    • Iohannes de Rupescissa OFM, Quinta essentia || Johannes de Rupescissa de consideratione quintae essentiae
    • Iohannes de Rupescissa OFM, Liber lucis || Idem de essentia quinta Mercurii sive liber Lucis
    • Dicta philosophorum
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Description

  • Summary: There are a handful of manuscripts in Parker's collection that attest to the Archbishop's interest in alchemy, a subject of great fascination to many of his contemporaries. One such is CCCC MS 99, a collection of alchemical treatises copied in the late fourteenth century. The presence of a number of rough sketches of alchemical instruments and the profusion of stains that litter the manuscript may reveal that at one time this was no theoretical collection, but rather a working textbook. It is not known how this manuscript came into Parker's possession, though M. R. James noted that the triangle inscribed on one of the flyleaves of the manuscript is a symbol often associated with Parker's contemporary, John Dee (1527-1608).


    Contents :


    1-6 - Khalid , Questiones et responsiones || Questiones Kalid regis ad Morienum Romanum

    incipit: (1) Moriene manifesta michi magisterium

    explicit: (6) malum exitum habentia

    rubric: (6) Explicit morieni tractatus


    6-11 - De occulto lapide philosophorum || Tractatus qui dicitur, Planta arborem

    Note: Habetur hic tractatus de verbo in verbum in speculo Alchimiae: vide infra 21

    incipit: (6) Planta arborem et edifica tibi domum

    explicit: (11) consolidans et perseuerans


    11-13 - Razes (Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Zakariyya al-Razi), Practica || Practica Rasis

    incipit: (11) In dei nomine et cum eius adiutorio. Reducamus primo corpora

    explicit: (13) et plumbum rubeum (?) ...


    13-15 - Razes (Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Zakariyya al-Razi), Flores secretorum || Flores secretorum Rasis de regimine quatuor naturarum

    incipit: (13) In dei nomine amen. Scito fili quia sapientes

    explicit: (15) premissi capituli sequitur effectus


    15-16 - Senior mireris || Tractatus qui dicitur, Senior Mireris || Senior mereri

    incipit: (15) Cum queris quid sit lapis

    explicit: (16) nunquam indigebit


    16-18 - Alphidius, De lapide philosophorum || Documenta Mireris

    incipit: (16) Scito fili quia hunc librum scripsi

    explicit: (18) inefficax cesses


    18-20 - John Dastin, Epistola ad episcopum Iohannem XXII de alchemia || Epistola Iohannis Dasten

    Note: (Dastin)

    incipit: (18) Hoc est secretum secretorum

    explicit: (20) scripsi quam breuius potui


    21-35 - Nicolaus de Comitibus (?), Speculum alchemiae || Tractatus nobilis Nicholai comitis

    incipit: (21) In nomine domini Amen. Ut ad perfectam scienciam

    explicit: (35) qui dat sapienciam sapientibus. Amen


    35-92 - Jabir ibn Hayyan (attrib.), Summa perfectionis magisterii || Geberi summa perfecti magisterii

    incipit: (36) Totam nostram scienciam quam ex libris antiquorum

    explicit: (92) Ad artis igitur excelse perquisicionem hec dicta sufficiant


    93-96 - Jabir ibn Hayyan (attrib.), Secreta secretorum abbreuiata || Secreta secretorum in opere Solaris et lunaris, Geber abbreviata

    incipit: (93) Omnes huius sciencie inuestigatores

    explicit: (96) et dealbabitur peculiose


    96-98 - John Dastin, Visio super artem alchemicam || Visio Iohannis Dastin

    incipit: (96) Cum omni natura constancium

    explicit: (98) poma collegimus...timemus


    99-102 - Alchemical treatise variously ascribed to John of Damascus, Uguictius and Arisleus || Tractatus qui dicitur Lumen intelligentiae

    incipit: (99) In nomine domini Amen. ffili karissime scias Spiritus domini ferebatur

    explicit: (102) deus meus sit merces tua per infinita secula seculorum. Amen


    102-106 - Johannes Tectinensis, Alchemy || Tractatus Ioannis Tectivensis

    incipit: (102) Hec res prima confricetur

    explicit: (106) consequi mereantur in tuo nomine. Amen


    106-108 - Ramón Lull, Aurum potabile || Aurum potabile Raymundi

    incipit: (106) Respice aurum potabile

    explicit: (108) habet humanitatem


    109-121 - William of Tunis (attrib.), Lilium Paridis || Lilium Paridis Philosophi

    rubric: (109) Incipit liber paridis philosophi

    Note: (not Phebi)

    incipit: (109) Naturam circa solem et lunam

    explicit: (121) perfecit hoc opus in 80 diebus


    122-143 - John Dastin, Rosarium || Rosarius Phebi, aliter vocatus liber Ioannis Dasten

    rubric: (122) Incipit liber philosophi (glossed phebi) de lapide philosophorum

    incipit: (122) Desiderabile desiderium

    explicit: (143) et est thesaurus preciosus et incomparabilis

    rubric: (143) Explicit liber Phebi philosophi (added alibi vocatur liber Joannis Dasten)


    144-149 - Arnold of Villanova, Rosarius (prologue) || Rosarius minor sive Theorica Arnoldi de Villa nova

    rubric: (144) Rosarius minor (Arnaldi de villa noua)

    Note: Added: Theorica habetur pro libro textuali ut patet in commento eiusdem

    incipit: (144) Liber abbreuiatus comprobatus

    explicit: (149) nullus unquam philosophus tradidit meliora


    150-163 - Arnold of Villanova, Rosarius maior siue Practica || Rosarius major sive Practica Arnoldi de Villa nova

    rubric: (150) Capitula (32) precede

    incipit: (150) Manifestum est autem operacionem

    explicit: (163) esse de numero sapientum antiquorum

    rubric: (163) Explicit rosarius maior philosophorum uerissimus et in arte nostra optimus


    164-182 - Arnold of Villanova, Commentarium in libros suos et in libros aliorum philosophorum || Commentarium Arnoldi de Villa nova in libros suos et libros aliorum philosophorum

    incipit: (164) Incipiunt uerba commentaria primi libri Arnaldi de uilla noua ac phebi ac paridis philosophorum

    explicit: (182) quod et tradidi uobis in nomine domini. Amen

    rubric: (182) Explicit liber secundus practicus arnaldi de villa noua


    183-188 - Arnold of Villanova, Tract dedicated to Semita semite || Tractatus qui incipit, O venerande pater

    Note: Est epistola Avicenae ad Abazez patrem suum de re tecta. Est potius flos florum Arnoldi.

    incipit: (183) O uenerande pater gracias ago deo

    explicit: (188) quam possis percipere racione

    Note: 14 Verses

    Note: (188) Nam si nature uulgo secreta paterent...Sunt preciosa magis cum rarius inueniuntur


    189-194 - Speculum alchemiae || Speculum Alchimiae

    Note: Quaere an Rogeri Bacon?

    incipit: (189) Sciendum est quia philosophi per 4or uerba hoc opus compleuerunt

    explicit: (194) sufficiunt intellectum habentibus


    195-208 - Bernard of Treves, Responsio ad Thomam de Bononia || Epistola Barnardi Trevirensis ad Thomam de Bononia medicum

    incipit: (195) Obsequiis michi possibilibus premissis. Egregie doctor

    Note: (Notes to title a. Est epistola Comitis Trevirensis ad Thomam de Bononia medicum. b. 2a epistola Barnardi magni philosophi et sunt 3es epistolae eiusdem philosophi)

    explicit: (208) esse calidum et humidum

    rubric: (208) Explicit epistola cuiusdam philosophi (viz. Barnardi magni)

    rubric: (208) Al. de la Brett ut in Trayer co. gg. cum ceteris uel ut in alio libro uocatur Barnardus Treuerensis


    208-213 - Thomas of Bologna, Epistola ad Bernardum Treuirensem de lapide philosophico || Secunda epistola ejusdem

    incipit: (208) In altissimis laudibus micat amicicia

    explicit: (213) secretario michi utriusque fideli


    214-248 - Iohannes de Rupescissa OFM, Quinta essentia || Johannes de Rupescissa de consideratione quintae essentiae

    incipit: (214) Primus liber etc. In nomine domini nostri Ihesu Christi incipit liber de famulatu philosophie etc. Dixit Salomon. Sapiencie cao 7o

    explicit: (247) uel in eius absencia aqua ardens

    Note: ? unfinished, p. 248 blank


    249-254 - Iohannes de Rupescissa OFM, Liber lucis || Idem de essentia quinta Mercurii sive liber Lucis

    rubric: (249) Essencia 5a Mercurii [a. per Arnoldum], b. per Johannem de Rupescissa et vocatur Liber Lucis

    incipit: (249) Materia lapidis est res vilis

    explicit: (254) qui quidem tiranni punientur a domino nostro Ihesu Christo cui est etc. per infinita secula seculorum. Amen

    Note: Some crosses etc. and ? and ? are added in a hand of cent. xvi


    255-256 - Dicta philosophorum

    Note: A leaf of an imperfect tract beginning

    incipit: (255) Philosophi naturales Auicenna, Hermes, Aurinius, Arsinus, Morienus, Ceber, Jpermenides, Casiarius, Exennius, Pictagoras et alii

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