A 510-page manuscript devoted to physics and natural philosophy, bearing the Latin title Institutiones philosophicæ secundum mentem Aristotelis et recentiorum nonnullorum explicatæ et per ordinem digestæ, i.e., philosophical principles explained according to Aristotle and certain modern authors. The brown ink writing is punctuated by calligraphic titles, large initials, and elegant flourishes. The chapters cover, in particular, matter, causes, motion, time, and the vacuum. Several pen-and-ink drawings depict experimental apparatus, including tubes and vessels used in experiments on mercury and the vacuum. A brown leather binding with raised bands and gold decorations completes this volume.
✦ Provenance: handwritten mention "Chateauneuf" at the top of the volume ✦ Period: 17th century - c. 1687-1688 - undated volume, belonging to the same collection as a manuscript dated to these years ✦ Dimensions: approximately 22 x 17 x 4 cm ✦ Materials: paper, brown ink, leather binding with gold decoration ✦ Contents: 510 handwritten pages in Latin - calligraphic titles, ornaments, and scientific drawings ✦ Condition: rubbing and small losses of leather, particularly on the headbands; interior well-preserved with some stains and ink transfer
Early Latin physics manuscript, illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings of experimental apparatus.
