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Paul Ferguson Member 
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"Sotheby’s is auctioning the Duke of Northumberland's collection, which features a manuscript for creating a “philosopher’s stone” - the treasures are housed at Alnwick Castle where Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was filmed." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/10963937/Secrets-of-the-philosophers-stone-for-sale.html |
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adammclean Member 
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How very sad to see this collection being split up. Back in the early 1990s I was able to visit the collection and prepare a descriptive list. http://www.alchemywebsite.com/alnwick.html |
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adammclean Member
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The manuscript mentioned in the Telegraph article would appear to be the early copy of the 'Crowning of Nature'. While some of these manuscripts are from Rainsford's collection, the alchemical core is likely to be the remains of the library of Henry Percy, the "Wizard Earl" who for some years was imprisoned by King James the First in the Tower of London, where along with Thomas Harriot and Raleigh, Percy was able to set up an alchemical laboratory and continue his metaphysical studies. There is a thread on this forum with some discussion. Last edited on Fri Jul 25th, 2014 09:49 am by adammclean |
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Paul Ferguson Member
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"The University of Pennsylvania’s long tradition of collecting and study in the history of science recently gained potential for many new chapters of unprecedented research following the Penn Libraries’ acquisition of over fifty manuscripts from Ralph George Algernon Percy, the 12th Duke of Northumberland. The manuscripts were collected by General Charles Rainsford (1728-1809), an 18th century gentleman scientist, and cover subjects such as alchemy, astrology, Cabbala and Tarot." http://www.finebooksmagazine.com/press/2015/01/penn-libraries-acquires-collection-of-18th-century-occult-and-alchemical-manuscripts.phtml |
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