Item Summary

Illustrated alchemical roll incorporating Middle English verses attributed to Sir George Ripley.

Descriptive Information

Title
[Ripley alchemical scroll].
Call Number
South 72, RTC01 (no. 237)
Identifier
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/05741w45s
Publisher
[Manchester, England?], 1624.
Language
Middle English
Date Created
1624
Extent
1 roll (7 membranes) : parchment, illustrations ; 3720 x 275 mm
Provenance
Early and intermediate provenance unknown. Sold at Sotheby's in London, 2000.
Source Acquisition
Purchase; Christie's, London, 13 December 2017.
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright
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.

Discovery Information

Subject
Alchemy—Pictorial works
Alchemy—Early works to 1800
Manuscripts, English—New Jersey—Princeton

Physical Characteristics

File Count
1

Institutional Information

Collection
Medieval and Renaissance Mediterranean Manuscripts
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/c28d6256-abe3-4f89-a754-b229eaa683e2/manifest