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Title

Cursis Phisicus

Authors

• Rouaix, Patris

Call number

Ms. Codex 623
(Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Rare Book & Manuscript Library)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 2363259
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/2363259

Publisher

The University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Language

Latin, with a few headings in French

Origin

Date

1787-1788

Place

France

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).
   

Extent

2 v. (224, 198 leaves) : volume 1: 170 x 117 (140 x 90) mm. bound to 176 x 125 mm. ; volume 2: 170 x 110 (144 x 90) mm. bound to 175 x 122 mm

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.

Support

Paper

Binding

18th or early 19th century leather.

Decoration

Illustrated title page in pen and ink (V.1, f. i recto), plus diagrams in Volume 1. A few doodles in Volume 2.

Script

Written in a cursive script by a single hand.

Provenance

• Sold by Roger Gaskell, 1997.
   

Subjects topical

• Physics--Early works to 1800

Genres

• Codices
• Manuscripts, Latin--18th century
• Manuscripts, European

Licenses

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  URL

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Decorations

• fol. 199r (V.1) — Decoration, f. 199r (V.1)
• fol. 200r (V.1) — Diagram, f. 200r (V.1)
• fol. 201r (V.1) — Diagram, f. 201r (V.1)
• fol. 201v (V.1) — Diagram, f. 201v (V.1)
• fol. 202r (V.1) — Diagram, f. 202r (V.1)
• fol. 203r (V.1) — Diagram, f. 203r (V.1)
• fol. 204r (V.1) — Diagram, f. 204r (V.1)
• fol. 204v (V.1) — Diagram, f. 204v (V.1)
• fol. 205r (V.1) — Diagram, f. 205r (V.1)
• fol. 206r (V.1) — Diagram, f. 206r (V.1)
• fol. 207r (V.1) — Diagram, f. 207r (V.1)
• fol. 208r (V.1) — Diagram, f. 208r (V.1)
• fol. 209r (V.1) — Diagram, f. 209r (V.1)
• fol. 210r (V.1) — Diagram, f. 210r (V.1)
• fol. 211r (V.1) — Diagram, f. 211r (V.1)
• fol. 213r (V.1) — Diagram, f. 213r (V.1)
• fol. 213v (V.1) — Diagram, f. 213v (V.1)
• fol. 214r (V.1) — Diagram, f. 214r (V.1)
• fol. 38r (V.2) — Diagram, f. 38r (V.2)
• fol. 69r (V.2) — Diagram, f. 69r (V.2)