| RefNo | EL/G1/38 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Armand de Gerard to Henry Oldenburg |
| Creator | Gerard; Armand de (fl 1673); Canon of Sarlat in Perigord |
| Date | 22 October 1673 |
| Description | Sends a figure of the philosophical tree of Raymond Lull (c 1235-1315) which he describes (figure not attached). The tree was used to analyse the problems and concepts of medicine. Lists the names of authors of alchemical works and discusses the door of his cathedral at Sarlat in the Dordogne because it has the figures of ten pagan gods |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Transcribed and translated in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', edited and translated by A Rupert Hall and Marie Boas Hall, vol 10, p 398 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/fa4222cf-edc3-4470-989d-9c9fb598cdb3 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |