Pietro Speciale
Viceroy of Sicily
Coat of Arms
About the Speciale's Codex there is an article in the "Propugnatore"
(an old Italian philological journal) in the 1872.
The Carini's books focused principally on the Codex's latin text.
The Propugnatore's article (by Vincenzo Di Giovanni) is focused
on some alchemical and pharmaceutical recipes in old Italian.
The Speciale Family is an ancient family in Palermo.
In the history of this family there is also a Viceroy (Nicola Speciale).
The very remarcable Speciale's library was dispersed in a tumult
broken out in Palermo in 1860. The codex in object is among the
few saved books.
It is a very important collection of alchemical treatises (Hermes,
Tommaso D'Aquino, Ruggiero Bacone, Arnaldo da Villanova,
Michele Scoto ....) with an interesting early bibliography: "Exemplum
librorum alchimicorum quos habet reverendus frater Dominicus
monacus monasterii Sancti Proculi de Bonomia....".
(an old Italian philological journal) in the 1872.
The Carini's books focused principally on the Codex's latin text.
The Propugnatore's article (by Vincenzo Di Giovanni) is focused
on some alchemical and pharmaceutical recipes in old Italian.
The Speciale Family is an ancient family in Palermo.
In the history of this family there is also a Viceroy (Nicola Speciale).
The very remarcable Speciale's library was dispersed in a tumult
broken out in Palermo in 1860. The codex in object is among the
few saved books.
It is a very important collection of alchemical treatises (Hermes,
Tommaso D'Aquino, Ruggiero Bacone, Arnaldo da Villanova,
Michele Scoto ....) with an interesting early bibliography: "Exemplum
librorum alchimicorum quos habet reverendus frater Dominicus
monacus monasterii Sancti Proculi de Bonomia....".
1478 - 1554
Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, Palermo