AUTHOR: WOLFGANG THE ORGANIST

LANGUAGE: LATIN

DATE: 1536

PAGE #: 278

REPRODUCTION DIMENSIONS: 11.75 X 8.75 IN

HISTORY/DESCRIPTION: MANUSCRIPT ON PAPER, COMPOSED IN THREE PARTS, OF A LARGE NUMBER OF PRACTICAL PROCEDURES, CHIEFLY ALCHEMICAL BUT SOMETIMES MEDICAL, WITH A FEW STANDARD MEDIEVAL ALCHEMICAL TEXTS BY KHALID IBN YAZID, THEODORIC, AND ALBERTUS MAGNUS. OCCASIONALLY THERE ARE PASSAGES IN CIPHER, ADDED BY MARTIN ROESEL OF ROSENTHAL CA. 1586, LONG AFTER THE PRINCIPAL CONTENTS WERE WRITTEN; THE CIPHER SEEMS TO BE OF A SIMPLE NUMBER-SUBSTITUTION TYPE.

REPRODUCTION DETAILS: OUR HARDCOVER BOOKS ARE MADE WITH REAL WOOD FOR THE INTERIOR OF THE FRONT AND BACK COVERS AS WELL AS THE SPINE. THE LEATHER IS A 4 OZ COWHIDE, FROM A SMALL SUPPLIER IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE LEATHER IS ADHERED TO THE COVERS WITH GLUE AND MOLDED INTO THE SHAPE AT THE HAND OF OUR LOCAL ARTISANS. THE SIGNATURES/PAGES ARE HANDSEWN USING A LIBRARY BINDING METHOD. THE SEWN BOOK IS BOUND WITH A STRONG ADHESIVE GLUE THAT MAKES THE BINDINGS LAST, ESPECIALLY FOR THE LARGER BOOKS. WE ALSO ADD A THICK MULL CLOTH TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BINDING, DRYING IN BETWEEN EACH LAYER, A TRADITIONAL WAY TO MAKE THE BINDING STIFF, STRONG, AND RESILIENT FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

NOTE: ALL OF OUR FACSIMILES ARE MADE TO ORDER. PLEASE ALLOW 4-6 WEEKS FOR NOTIFICATION OF SHIPMENT.