- Alchemiae Gebri Arabis philosophi solertissimi, Libri cum Reliquis, 1548
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- A well-constructed furnace was essential for maintaining uniform heat over long periods of time. Different alchemical processes, from roasting to distilling, called for different furnace designs, some of which are illustrated in this printed edition of the 13th-century Book of Furnaces, pseudonymously attributed to Jābir ibn Hayyān (Geber). On the right, the alchemical vessel sits in a deep pan of ashes within an athanor, similar in design to the furnace depicted in the Ripley Scroll.
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- Rare Books Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
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- Book
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- Geber, active 13th century
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- Geber, active 13th century
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- Latin
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- Bernæ : Ioan[nnes] Petreius Nurembergen[sis] denuo ... excudi faciebat, 1545.
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- 1545
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- [16], 302, [2] pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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- Colophon: Excusum Bernae Helueticæ per Mathiam Apiarium, Sumptu & expensis Honesti uiri, Ioannis Petrei, Norinbergensis Typogrpahi. Anno M.D.XL.V. Mense Augusti.
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- HSVR copy: Contemporary blind-tooled alum-tawed pigskin-backed wooden boards, catches and one clasp.
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- HSVR copy: Woodcut bookplates on the front and rear pastedowns. The first is that of the mint-master and apothecary Michael Aschenbrenner (1549-1605); the second is that of his wife Christiana. His is dated 1588 and bears the monogram "MCB." These are the oldest known Berlin bookplates and Michael's is the oldest bookplate of a German pharmacist.
- HSVR copy: Ownership stamp on title page of the Courland Society for Literature and Art.
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- ark:/88435/m326m771q