Alchemical roll] / [George Ripley

Unknown artist

1575

1 roll (14 membrances) : parchment, illustrations ; 5370 x 525 mm.

Princeton Digital PUL

This is a long, vertical scroll with multiple illustrated panels and text. The illustrations depict symbolic imagery, including celestial bodies, mythical creatures, and heraldic symbols, rendered in a muted color palette. Incipit: "Est Lapis Hoccvltvs Secreto Fonte Sepultvs Variat Lapidem Qvi Fermentvm Conta (!) Colorat. Yow most make water of þe erthe, of erthe þe eyer & eyer of þe firer & fier of þe erthe ..." Special Collections North 15, Princeton MS. 93