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New Haven, CT, Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Mellon MS 1

Description: 18 leaves - Wrapper, probably modern, consisting of a piece of old parchment, perhaps cut from the blank portion of a large document with a fold and some slits, the modern sewing penetrating the back. - Mellon MS 142, acquired from C. A. Stonehill, Inc. (bookseller), New Haven. Gift of Paul and Mary Mellon, 1965. - Witten, Laurence C. and Pachella, Richard. Alchemy and the Occult: A Catalogue of Books and Manuscripts from the Collection of Paul and Mary Mellon. Volume Three: Manuscripts, Mellon MS 1.

Notes: - Manuscript on parchment of Apollonius, Ars notoria, sive Flores aureioriginal: "Ars notoria, sive Flores aurei"; translated as "The Notory Art, or the Golden Flowers." This is a famous medieval "grimoire" or book of magic intended to help the practitioner gain rapid knowledge of the liberal arts through divine inspiration.. A text in which a direct approach to knowledge is sought by means of incantation. The text of the manuscript also includes numerous prayers, some of them consisting of exotic names These "exotic names" often refer to "vox magica" or "verba ignota"—words from Hebrew, Greek, or unknown origins used for their perceived spiritual power..

Number of Parts: 1 - Number of Images Available: 0
Direct Link: http://ds.lib.berkeley.edu/MellonMS1_47
Language: English original: "Latin" Country: France; Italy Century: 13th
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Part 1:

Description: - parchment - 259 x 165 (203 x 133) millimeters.
Country: France; Italy
Region: France (or North Italy?)
Assigned Date: [approximately 1225]
Dated by scribe: No
Document: No
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Searchable Date Range: 1225 - 1225
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Script: Neatly written in Gothica TextualisA formal, calligraphic style of medieval handwriting characterized by its upright, angular appearance; it was the standard for high-quality book production in the 13th century., mostly very regular and small, sometimes minute, with various additions by similar and later hands.
Notes: Capitals in red, blue, or green at paragraph beginnings, mostly plain, but some with slight extensions; a large capital in red and blue with green tracery at beginning. Diagrams and drawings in red ink, mostly accompanied by text in brown, often with the text forming a part of the design, on parts or all of folios 10v-17v. Binding: Wrapper, probably modern, consisting of a piece of old parchment, perhaps cut from the blank portion of a large document with a fold and some slits, the modern sewing penetrating the back.
Number of Texts: 1

Text 1:

Author: Apollonius of Tyana A Greek Neopythagorean philosopher from the 1st century AD to whom many medieval magical texts were attributed..
Other Associate: Apollonius of Tyana.
Title: Ars notoria, sive Flores aureiThe Notory Art, or Golden Flowers..
Subjects: Incantations.; Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven.;
Language(s): English original: "Latin"