- [Ripley alchemical scroll].
- Extent:
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- 1 roll (7 membranes) : parchment, illustrations ; 3720 x 275 mm
- Date:
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- 1624
- Language:
- Abstract:
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- Illustrated alchemical roll incorporating Middle English verses attributed to Sir George Ripley.
- Description:
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- Ms. roll.
- Colophon: Leonard Smethley fecit 1624.
- Illustrations: Four panels containing emblematic diagrams serving as instructions on the process of transmuting base metals into precious metals. A fifth panel depicts a master alchemist (Ripley?). Script and illustrations by Leonard Smethley.
- Provenance:
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- Early and intermediate provenance unknown. Sold at Sotheby's in London, 2000.
- Source acquisition:
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- Purchase; Christie's, London, 13 December 2017.
- Alternative:
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- Ripley scroll
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- Attributed name:
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- Ripley, George, -1490?
- Artist:
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- Smethley, Leonard