Mappae clavicle

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The Mappae Clavicula is an art-technological treatise from the late 12th century. The document originated in England or Normandy and was written in Latin . It adopts many recipes from the Leiden papyrus and the Lucca manuscript . The first part deals with book illumination, the second with metal science, alchemy and art technology.

literature

  • Smith, CS & Hawthorne, JG 1974. Mappae Clavicula: A Little Key to the World of Medieval Techniques. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society.
  • Wilhelm Ganzenmüller : An unknown fragment of the Mappae Clavicula from the beginning of the 9th century. In: Communications on the history of medicine, natural sciences and technology 40, 1941/42, pp. 1–15.
  • Guido Jüttner: Mappae clavicula. In: Lexikon des Mittelalters VI, 214.
  • Heinz Roosen-Runge: Coloring and technique of early medieval book illumination. Studies on the treatises "Mappae Clavicula" and "Heraclius". 2 volumes, Munich 1967 (= art studies , 38).