Institutiones p[hiloso]phicae

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1762

Description:

Scribal copy of lecture notes for course of studies in philosophy at the Seminary of St. Irenaeus, Lyons, probably owned by Antoine-Laurent de Jussieu.

Language:

Latin

Provenance:

Owned by Antoine-Laurent de Jussieu, whose name appears on the second broadside in Vol. 1; De Jussieu family library 1997 (printed label).; Sold by Roger Gaskell Rare Books (Warboys, England), 2000.; Jussieu, Antoine Laurent de, 1748-1836, former owner.

Subject:

Philosophy -- Study and teaching -- France -- Lyon -- Early works to 1800; Physics -- Early works to 1800; Physics; Philosophy -- Study and teaching

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

codices (bound manuscripts); broadsides (notices); diagrams; drawings (visual works); lecture notes; Manuscripts, French; Manuscripts, European; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

4 volumes (272, 224, 332, 344 leaves) : paper, illustrations; 188 x 132 (145 x 95) mm bound to 193 x 140 mm

Geographic Subject:

France -- Lyon

Rights:

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

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Table of contents: Vol. 1: 1. p.1-68: Institutiones p[hiloso]phicae, proemium. -- 2. p.69-198: Logica. -- 3. p.199-530: Metaphysica. -- 4. Index. -- Vol. 2: 1. p.1-321: Ethica seu moralis, index. -- 2. p.1-110: De psicologia seu de anima humana, index. -- Vol. 3: 1. p.1-635: Physica, index, plates. -- Vol. 4: 1. p.1-652: Physicae seu physica specialis, index, plates.; Title from caption heading (V. 1, p. 1).; Dates and place are on seven printed broadsides folded and bound in at the conclusion of each course of study: Vol. 1, at p. 68, 198, and 530, dated 1762-1763; Vol. 2, at [328] and after 110 (second series), 1763; Vol. 3, at 636, 1764; Vol. 4, at 652, 1764.; Pagination: Vol. 1, Paper, i (contemporary paper) + 272 + i (contemporary paper); [ii], 1-68, [ii], 69-198, [ii], 199-530, [x]; Vol. 2, Paper, i (contemporary paper) + 224 + i (contemporary paper); 1-322, [viii], 1-110, [viii]; Vol. 3, Paper, i (contemporary paper) + 332 + i (contemporary paper); 1-635 [xxxi]; Vol. 4, Paper, i (contemporary paper) + 344 + i (contemporary paper); 1-652, [xiv]; contemporary pagination in ink, upper outer corners.; Script: Written in a cursive script by a single hand.; Decoration: Vol. 3, 87 pen and ink wash diagrams, a few with added color, plus 7 pen and ink plates of geometrical figures and mechanical devices. Vol. 4, 6 pen and ink plates illustrating cosmography.; Binding: Contemporary mottled sheep, gilt spines, with title 'Cursus Philoso.' on each volume.; Origin: Written in Lyons[?], 1762-1764.; Latin.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 816