Manuscripts
[Ripley (?), alchemical scroll, second half of the 16th century]
- Description
- An alchemical scroll made in the late 16th century and associated with the works of the George Ripley (d. 1490?), Augustinian canon of Bridlington, alchemist and author of The Compound of Alchemy. They summarize in allegorical and emblematic form the process for preparing the philosopher's stone.
- Date
- second half of the 16th century
- Call number
- mssHM 30313
- Provenance
- Belonged to C. W. Dyson Perrins (1864-1958). Acquired by the Huntington Library from Sothebys, 9 December 1958, lot 42 with a plate of the upper part of the second picture, showing the fountain.
- Restrictions
- NOT AVAILABLE. Original does not circulate. Use facsimile: HM 30313 (FAC).
- Dimensions
- 3,247 x 392 mm
- Associated people
- Ripley, George, (-1490?)
- Perrins, Charles William Dyson, (1864-1958,)
- Associated organization
- Henry E. Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.
