[The last vvill and testament of Basil Valentine, monke of the Order of St. Bennet :
which being alone, he hid under a table of marble, behind the high-altar of the Cathedral Church, in the imperial city of Ersord, leaving it there to be found by him whom God's Providence should make worthy of it : to which is added two treatises, the first declaring his manual operations, the second shewing things natural and supernatural : never before published in English]
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| In collection: | W. B. Yeats Library |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Printed by S.G. and B.G. for Edward Brewster, at the sign of the Crane in St. Pauls Church-yard],
[1671?]
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| Notes: | The "Last will" is in five parts. Each part has separate title page dated 1670. The first four parts are bound consecutively. The fifth part is bound following "A practick treatise". "A practick treatise together with the XII. keys and appendix of the great stone of the ancient philosophers", "Basilius Valentinus. His treatise concerning the microcosme", "Two treatises", and "The second treatise of things natural & supernatural" ; each have a separate title page; pagination and register are continuous. Imperfect: Lacking title page and first [13?] pages. Also lacking the folded woodcut plate before page 1 entitled: A table of chymicall & philosophicall charecters with their significations as they are vsually found in chymicall authors both printed & manuscript. With bookplate of W. B. Yeats on front pastedown. With manuscript annotations on the table of contents for the fifth part. Physical description: [10], 312, 343-534 pages : illustrations (woodcuts), table ; 18 cm. Citations/References: A descriptive catalog of W. B. Yeats's library, Edward O'Shea. - New York ; London : Garland, 1985, page 15 more |
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YL 124 |
Manuscripts Reading Room |
Yeats Library |