Lecture notes on Aristotle's works of physical science, including De caelo, De generatione et corruptione, Meteorologica, and De anima, preceded by a compendium of geometry.
Written by Alexander Cunnighame (p. 91).; Origin: Written in England, 1674-1675 (p. 91, 270; Zacour-Hirsch).; Binding: Original red morocco with frame of double gilt lines and blind stamped corner ornaments; rebacked. Both boards detached.; Title from caption heading (p. 1).; Decoration: Full page illustrations drawn in ink and colored with red, green, blue, and brown watercolors: a scholar in his study (p. xviii); a heart, flowers, and dog with initials A.C. (p. xix); a page of 12 small drawings of men, animals, and tools in compartments, (p. 457). Geometric diagrams (p. xii-xv). Red used for ornamental capitals, headings, page borders, and running heads throughout.; Incipit (Compendium): Geometria quae ab inventione & usu ... (p. iii).; Explicit (Compendium): ... in Elementis Euclidis. Finis (p. xvi).; Incipit (Analysis): Quoniam communis fert consuetudo physiologiam Aristotelitam maxima de parte ... (p. 1).; Pagination: Paper, 250 leaves; [xxi], 1-87, 90-113, contemporary pagination in ink, upper outer corner; [88-478], modern pagination in pencil, upper outer corners of even-numbered pages.; Script: Written in a cursive script.; Ms. codex.; Latin.
The Penn Libraries makes materials accessible to improve information equity and enhance teaching, research,
and learning. See our Sensitive Materials Statement
for more information.