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Record Id:
032-002056885
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-002056885
MDARK:
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Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 43786
Title:

'COMPENDIUM UNIVERSAE PHILOSOPHIAE' (f. 3); 1673. Latin. A treatise on philosophy, written perhaps from, or for, lectures, probably in France. Arranged in five parts or 'summulae', with a preface beg. 'Philosophiae principis augustissimi subire' (f. 3). The parts, which are divided into chapters and articles ('puncta'), deal respectively with General Philosophy (ff. 4-5b), Metaphysics (ff. 5b-10b), Natural Theology (ff. 10b-13), Physics (ff. 13-22), Moral Philosophy (ff. 22-28b), and Logic (ff. 28b-70). There is a Table of Contents at the end (ff. 71-73). Inserted in the treatise are:-(a) Engraved portraits of Aristotle and Plato; n.d. ff. 1 b (frontispiece), 21;-(b) A Title-page with engraved border and with the title (varying from that given on ff. 3 and 73, but agreeing with that given on f. 71) 'Compendium Totius Philosophiae 1673' written in, in ink. f. 2;-(c) Seven philosophical diagrams, engraved mainly by G. Jollain of Paris; n.d. ff. 11 b-64, Passim;-

(d) 'Exempla Modorum': examples of syllogisms printed on a single sheet by 15-2

F. le Cointe, Paris, 1672. f. 60. Insertions similar to (a) and (c) are also to be found in Sloane MS. 3146, ff. 1-136b, a similar treatise based on lectures by Dom. de Melorel at Harcourt College, Paris, 1698, and in Stowe MS. 990, a treatise on dialectic based on lectures by Dom. Vigor de Briois at Douai, 1732. Paper; ff. ii+73. 216 mm.X 159 mm. A.D. 1673. Written probably in France. 18th-cent. calf binding. 'Ex libris Cheron 1724', f. 1. Lot 687 in an unidentified sale, 19th cent. (f. 1). Given by Charles Gervaise Boxall (K.C.B. 1902) to Henry Pateshall Bowden, 6 Oct. 1898 (f. ii).

Scope & Content:

Philosophy: Compendium Universae Philosophiae: 1673.: Lat.

includes:

  • ff. 1b, 21 Art. Portraits: Aristotle and Plato. Engr. circ. 1673.
  • ff. 11b, 31, 33, 36 b, 47, 56, 64 Art. Engravings, etc: Philosophical diagrams: circ. 1673.: Engr. mainly by G. Jollain.
  • ff. 11b, 31, 33, 36b, 47, 56, 64 Gérard Jollain, engraver, of Paris: Philosophical diagrams, engr. by: circ. 1673.
  • f. 60 Francis Le Cointe, printer, of Paris: 'Exempla Modorum', printed by: 1672.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Additional Manuscripts
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
1 item
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Latin
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1673
End Date:
1799
Date Range:
1673-1799
Era:
CE
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Custodial History:

Charles Louis Cheron [?, portraitist]: Owned: in 1724.

Charles Gervaise Boxall, KCB 1902: Owned: in 1898.

Henry Pateshall Bowden: Owned: in 1898.

Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Bowden, Henry Pateshall
Boxall, Charles Gervaise, KCB 1902
Cheron ?, Charles Louis, portraitist
Jollain, Gérard, engraver, of Paris
Le Cointe, Francis, printer, of Paris