Details

Subjects:

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.

Form/Genre:

Codices.
Essays.
Manuscripts, French.
Manuscripts, European.

Language:

French.

Summary:

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

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.

Penn Provenance:

Sold by Boussus, 1915.

Cited in:

Described in Zacour, Norman P. and Hirsch, Rudolf. Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Libraries of the University of Pennsylvania to 1800 (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1965), p. 69 (Ms. French 78).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Codex 968.

Contributor:

Malebranche, Nicolas, 1638-1715, dubious author.

OCLC:

155925683

Access Restriction:

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