Marcianus gr. 299 fol 6
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Marcelin Berthelot et E. Ruelle Collection des anciens alchimistes grecs 3 vol, Paris, 1888
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1888 reproduction of the medieval Venetian manuscript Marcianus graecus 299, folio 6. Translation:
Scientific symbols that are found in the technical writings of the philosophers; they are above all the symbols of what they call mystical philosophy
[left column]:
gold (
), gold filings (
), gold leaf/foil (🜚⃞), calcinated/refined gold (
),
(5) electrum (
), gold solder (
), gold alloy (
), silver (
), silver ore (
),
(10) silver shavings (
), silver foil (☾⃞), silver solder (+ a second symbol), calcinated/refined silver (
), Cypriot copper (
),
(15) copper ore (
), copper filings (
), copper foil (♀⃞), calcinated/oxidized copper (), verdigris (
),
(20) orichalcum ("mountain copper", an unknown alloy later identified as brass), iron (
) (+ a second symbol), iron ore [duplicates previous; would expect 
], iron filings (
), iron foil (♂⃞),
(25) iron rust [= iron ore?] , lead (
);
[right column]:
Sun - gold (), Moon - silver (), bright Saturn - lead (), resplendent Jupiter - electrum (Ƶ),
(5) flaming Mars - iron (), shining Venus - copper (
), bright Mercury - tin (
),
[lines 8–9 blank]
(10) lead ore (
), molybdochalkos (lead-copper alloy), lead filings (
), calcinated lead (
), tin (+ a variant form) (),
(15) tin ore (
), tin filings (
), tin foil (☿⃞), calcinated tin (
), mercury (
),
(20) 'fog' (condensed vapour) (Ⲛꙴ ), white concretion (coagulum, Ⲗ☾), yellow concretion (Ⲛꙴ 🜚︎), litharge (
), incombustible sulfur,
(25) sulfur, native sulfur, selenite (Ⲫ☾)
Scientific symbols that are found in the technical writings of the philosophers; they are above all the symbols of what they call mystical philosophy
[left column]:
gold (
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), gold filings (
), gold leaf/foil (🜚⃞), calcinated/refined gold (
), (5) electrum (
.svg){kind=small}
), gold solder (
), gold alloy (
), silver (.svg){kind=small}
), silver ore (
), (10) silver shavings (
), silver foil (☾⃞), silver solder (+ a second symbol), calcinated/refined silver (
), Cypriot copper (
), (15) copper ore (
.svg){kind=small}
), copper filings (
), copper foil (♀⃞), calcinated/oxidized copper (), verdigris (.svg){kind=small}
), (20) orichalcum ("mountain copper", an unknown alloy later identified as brass), iron (
.svg){kind=small}
) (+ a second symbol), iron ore [duplicates previous; would expect .svg){kind=small}
], iron filings (
), iron foil (♂⃞), (25) iron rust [= iron ore?] , lead (
); [right column]:
Sun - gold (
), Moon - silver (), bright Saturn - lead (), resplendent Jupiter - electrum (Ƶ), (5) flaming Mars - iron (
), shining Venus - copper (
), bright Mercury - tin (.svg){kind=small}
), [lines 8–9 blank]
(10) lead ore (
.svg){kind=small}
), molybdochalkos (lead-copper alloy), lead filings (
), calcinated lead (
), tin (+ a variant form) (), (15) tin ore (
.svg){kind=small}
), tin filings (
), tin foil (☿⃞), calcinated tin (
), mercury (.svg){kind=small}
), (20) 'fog' (condensed vapour) (Ⲛꙴ ), white concretion (coagulum, Ⲗ☾), yellow concretion (Ⲛꙴ 🜚︎), litharge (
), incombustible sulfur, (25) sulfur, native sulfur, selenite (Ⲫ☾)
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