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Alchemical Experiment Prepared for the Marquise d'Urfé, c. 1744
c. 1744
Three page undated nine-step alchemical experiment to produce gold by German born alchemist Jean Grosse. Written in French for the Marquise d'Urfé. Also includes the cover letter for the alchemical experiment.
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Alchemy and the Ripley Scrolls 1400-1700
This curated selection of material was brought together to show how European alchemists built on Greco-Egyptian, Islamic, and late medieval foundations to create a golden age of alchemy from the 15th century to the time of Sir Isaac Newton.
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- Author
- Grosse, Jean
- Language
- French
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Item Summary
Three page undated nine-step alchemical experiment to produce gold by German born alchemist Jean Grosse. Written in French for the Marquise d'Urfé. Also includes the cover letter for the alchemical experiment.
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Alchemical Experiment Prepared for the Marquise d'Urfé, c. 1744
- Call Number
- C0938 no. 871
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcqf85nn61m
- Language
- French
- Date Created
- c. 1744
- Extent
- 4 leaves 18 x 23.5 cm
- Source Acquisition
- Purchased from Traces Ecrites in 2019. 2020-49.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 5
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Alchemy and the Ripley Scrolls 1400-1700
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/1017fc8a-a62d-4f4c-8781-b16020945a0c/manifest