Shelfmark
Gb.3.21
Author
Uniform title
[Works. Selections. 1664]
Title
Renati Des-Cartes Opera philosophica.
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Opera philosophica
Edition
Editio quarta, / nunc demum hac editione diligenter recognita, & mendis expurgata..
Publication, distribution, etc.
Amstelodami, : Apud Danielem Elzevirium., Anno M DC LXIV. [1664]
Physical description
6 pt. in 1 : ill., diagrs., port. ; 20 cm. (4to.)
Note
A collection of separate works, each with special title page and separate pagination, with the addition of 2 preliminary leaves (general half-title, with list of contents on verso, and "Typographum ad lectorem", with portrait on verso).
Note
Title and edition statement from half-title.
Note
Imprint from special title pages.
Note
Printer's device on title pages.
Formatted contents note
Contents: From printed list of contents: Meditationes de prima philosophia. -- Epistola ad D. Gisbertum Voetium. -- Principia philosophiæ. Ultima editio. -- Specimina philosophiæ, seu, Dissertatio de methodo. Ultima editio. -- Passiones animæ.
Formatted contents note
Contents: Contents as they appear in volume: Principia philosophiae. -- Specimina philosophiae. -- Passiones animae. -- Meditationes de prima philosophia. -- Appendix, continens objectiones quintas & septimas in Reanti Des-cartes meditationes de prima philosophia. -- Epistola Renati Des Cartes ad celeberrimum virum D. Gisbertum Voetium.
Citation/references note
Willems, A. Les Elzevir, no. 1339.
Provenance
Engraved armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington, recording donation to Eton College in 1731, and contemporary engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College, both on front pastedown.
Provenance
Inscription on front flyleaf: Richardus Mills me suum esse vult 1674.
Binding
Contemporary mid brown sprinkled calf; blind tooled double fillet and triple fillet frames, the inner frame with flower fleurons at each corner; gold tooled swag-and-dot roll on board edges; blind tooled triple fillet on spine; traces of spine label, now lost; rebacked in ?20th century with earlier leather of spine reattached; red sprinkled edges.
Copy-specific note
The copy of 'Meditationes' and its appendix bound into the volume have an imprint date of 1670 rather than 1664. This was published by Elzevier, and is Willems 1430.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmarks: Dl.3.5, Dk.8.1.
Subject
Science Early works to 1800.
Subject
Philosophy Early works to 1800.
Subject
Metaphysics Early works to 1800.
Subject
First philosophy Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Descartes, René, 1596 - 1650 Meditationes de prima philosophia.
Added entry--name
Descartes, René, 1596 - 1650 Principia philosophiae.
Added entry--name
Descartes, René, 1596 - 1650 Discours de la méthode. Latin.
Added entry--name
Descartes, René, 1596 - 1650 Passions de l'âme. Latin.
Added entry--name
Elzevir, Daniel, 1626 - 1680 printer.
Added entry--name
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Added entry--place
Netherlands Amsterdam.
Language code
lat fre
Identifier
B46987