Linnaeus's mineralogical lectures delivered by him as public lecturer on natural history, a parliamentary appointment in 1740.
The first lecture took place on 20 February 1740. Linnaeus delivered a total of 10 lectures.
Contains some drawings, and some dried plants.
Full title page: 'Caroli Linnaei | ORATIO | de Principiis Mineralogiae | habita | cum professionem mineralogicam | adgrederetur | die 20 februarii 1740 | seu | Praelectio prima'
'Praelect. 2da de Vitrescentibus'
'Silex'
'Praelectio 3ia de Calcareis'
'Marmor'
'Spatum'
'Schistus'
'Praelectio 4ta de Apyris'
'Mica'
'Talcum'
'Ollaris'
'Amiantus'
'Asbestus'
Notes on 'praelectio praecedens'
'Praelectio 5 de Salibus'
'Ordo I. Salia'
'Natrum'
'Nitrum'
'Muria'
'Alumen'
'Vitriolum'
'Chrystallisatio'
'Praelectio VI de Sulphuribus'
'Electrum'
'Bitumen'
'Pyrites'
'Arsenicum'
'Praelectio VII de Mercurialibus | semimetallis'
'Hydrargyrum'
'Stibium'
'Vismutum'
Insert: double leaf in-quarto in Swedish entitled '???????', with a numbered list and bibliographical references related to mineralogy. Not in Linnaeus's hand.
'Zincum'
'Ferrum'
'Praelectio VII de Metallis veris'
'Stannum'
'Plumbum'
'Cuprum'
'Argentum'
'Aurum'
'Praelectio 8. de Terris'
'Glarea'
'Humus'
'Arena'
'Argilla'
'Ochra'
'Narga'
Insert: quarto leaf signed Gabriel Lagüs, dated 24 sept 1736: '?Mud? järn Müll tillverkning procederes på efter följande ?futta?süttå?' (concerning iron manufacturing procedures)
'Praelectio IX de Concretis'
'Pumex'
'Stalactites'
'Tophus'
'Saxum'
insert: a folio sheet entitled 'Flos Ferri. p. 291' Not in Linnaeus's hand.
'Aetites'
'Tartarus'
'Calculus'
'Praelectio IX [sic] de Petrificatis'
'Garptalitus'
'Phytolithus'
'Helmintholitus'
'Epilogus'