Details

Subjects:

Physics -- Early works to 1800.
Physics.

Form/Genre:

Codices.
Manuscripts, Latin.
Manuscripts, European.

Language:

Latin, with a few headings in French.

Summary:

Work on physics in four parts, in two volumes. Volume 1 contains Part 1 on general physics, which has 14 ff. of illustrations of mathematical angles, pendulums, levers, and pumps at the end. Volume 2 contains Part 2 "Optica," Part 3 "Astronomia," and Part 4 "Acoustica."

Notes:

Ms. codex.
Title from illustrated title page (V.1, f. i recto).
Foliation: V.1: Paper, ii (contemporary paper) + 224 + i (contemporary paper); [i], 1-89, 100-157, [148-222]; contemporary foliation in ink, upper center, modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto; V.2: Paper, i (contemporary paper) + 198 + i (contemporary paper); [i, 1-197]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto. Folios 62-63 glued together.
Script: Written in a cursive script by a single hand.
Decoration: Illustrated title page in pen and ink (V.1, f. i recto), plus diagrams in Volume 1. A few doodles in Volume 2.
Binding: 18th or early 19th century leather.
Origin: Written in France, 1787-1788.

Penn Provenance:

Sold by Roger Gaskell, 1997.

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Codex 623.

OCLC:

209756649

Access Restriction:

Volume 1: Access to this item is subject to staff review.