Traité de l'infini crée

Contributor:

Malebranche, Nicolas, 1638-1715 (dubious author)

Name:

Terrasson, Jean, 1670-1750

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1700

Description:

Treatise from a Cartesian viewpoint on the infinity of the universe and transubstantiation.

Language:

French

Provenance:

Sold by Boussus, 1915.

Subject:

Descartes, René, 1596-1650 Early works to 1800; Descartes, René, 1596-1650; Infinite -- Early works to 1800; Plurality of worlds -- Early works to 1800; Transubstantiation -- Early works to 1800; Transubstantiation; Plurality of worlds; Infinite

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Codices; Essays; Manuscripts, French; Manuscripts, European; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

86 leaves : paper; 208 x 160 (156 x 105) mm bound to 214 x 162 mm

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title from title page (f. 1r).; Author from the research of André Robinet (Oeuvres complètes de Malebranche, t. 17 (1960) pt. 1, p. 450-54, and t. 20 (1967) p. 321-26). The attribution to Malebranche, which appeared on the edition published in 1769, is considered apocryphal. Robinet also discusses attributions to the Comte de Boulainvilliers, P.V. Faydit and Pierre Varignon.; Foliation: Paper, i + 86 + i; [1-86]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.; Layout: Written in 15-17 long lines; vertical margins marked by folding.; Binding: Contemporary half leather (Zacour-Hirsch); upper cover detached.; Origin: Written in France in the 18th century.; French.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 968