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Description: Inscription of Hungarian alchemist Johannes Banfi Hunyades in a 1608 German edition of the Hungarian Károli Bible. Contains a Latin poem and a Hungarian dedication upon Banfi Hunyades' return to Hungary in 1617. Donated to the Bodleian on 5 July 1617, sold to Christ Church Library as a duplicate.
Title: Johannes Banfi Hunyades bible inscription 1617
Credit: Originally: Hanau Bible (Germany, 1608) at Christ Church Library Immediately: Appleby, John H. (1977), “Arthur Dee and Johannes Bánfi Hunyades: Further Information on their Alchemical and Professional Activities”, in Ambix, volume 24, issue 2, DOI:10.1179/amb.1977.24.2.96, pages 96–109
Author: Inscription: Johannes Banfi Hunyades (1576–1646) in 1617
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