Commentaries on Parts 2-4 (De principiis rerum materialium, De mundo adspectabili, De terra) of the Principia philosophiae of René Descartes, as well as a work by Descartes on meteors, all under the heading Physica, followed by medical treatises on Peruvian bark (used as a cure for fevers) and fevers more generally, and additional Cartesian writings considering motion, location, and infinity.
Language:
Latin
Provenance:
Sold by C. E. Rappaport, Rome (label inside upper cover), 1931.; Formerly owned by Harrison D. Horblit (Ridgefield, Conn.).; Appears in H. P. Kraus's cat. 155 (1980), no. 13, and Hellmut Schumann's cat. 542 (1984), no. 59.; Formerly owned by John D. Stanitz (Cleveland, Ohio), Ms. 2.; Acquired by Lawrence J. Schoenberg with other Stanitz manuscripts, Sept. 1997.; Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2012.; Gift of Barbara Brizdle Schoenberg, 2021.; Horblit, Harrison D., former owner.; Stanitz, John D., former owner.
Relation:
The Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative Fund Home Page: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366278; Digital facsimile for download (OPenn): https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0001/html/ljs171.html
212 leaves : paper, illustrations; 182 x 126 (148 x 95) mm bound to 197 x 145 mm
Rights:
https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Notes:
Ms. codex.; Title for manuscript from caption title for first work (f. 1r) and spine title.; Table of contents: 1. f.1r-59r: Physica.; Table of contents: 2. f.64r-79v: Tractatus simplex de cortice peruviano.; Table of contents: 3. f.81r-91r: Dissertatio de febribus.; Table of contents: 4. f.91r-124r: Dissertatio altera de febribus in specie.; Table of contents: 5. f.124v-145r: Dissertatio altera de febribus iuxta recentiores.; Table of contents: 6. f.149r-209v: Regula pro recta methodo phylosophandi.; Collation: Paper, i + 212 + i; 1-10⁸ 11⁷ 12-18⁸ 19⁴ 20-27⁸; 1-62, [i], 63-200, 202-210, [211], foliation in ink, upper right recto. Catchwords on each page, lower right recto.; Layout: Written in 32-35 long lines.; Script: Written in cursive script by a single hand, with calligraphic chapter headings.; Decoration: Small diagrams in ink (f. 180r, 182v); penwork initials at the beginning of each work (f. 1r, 64r, 81r, 91r, 124v); smaller penwork initial with face (f. 97r); penwork vignette at end of third work (f. 124).; Binding: Contemporary (late 17th- or early 18th-century) parchment; Physica in ink on spine.; Origin: Possibly written in Italy, after 1696 (date of latest work referred to in text).; Lawrence J. Schoenberg & Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative.; Latin.
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, LJS 171
Collection:
Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
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