Incipit: Anberpvlbabioni lingua e segni dell alchemia
Holograph manuscript, 37 lines to the page
Sewn in center of sheet, unbound
Watermark: small left facing bird
Contains alchemical recipes and instructions for making the philosopher's stone
Contains, beginning at leaf 15: Libro 2° di bellismi secret dell'arte chimica Piebra filosofica
List of chemical symbols used in text given on first page
Contains two designs for Athanors (chemical vessals) in text
In Italian
Published: Northern Italy?, mid 17th century?
1 v. (100 p., numbered as 50 leaves) : ill. ; 29 cm (fol.) + in slipcase with slide-out portfolio ; 31 cm