An entire body of philosophy, according to the principles of the famous Renate des Cartes, in three books: I. The institution, in x. parts ... II. The history of nature, which illustrates The institution, and consists of great variety of experiments relating thereto, and explained by the same principles, in IX. parts ... III. A dissertation of the want of sense and knowledge in brute animals, in II. parts ... / Written originally in Latin by the learned Anthony Le Grand. ; Now carefully translated from the last corrections ... of the author, never yet published ... By Richard Blome.
- Le Grand, Antoine, -1699.
- Date:
- 1694
- Books
About this work
Also known as
Institutio philosophiae secundum principia D. Renati Descartes. English
Publication/Creation
London : Printed by Samuel Roycroft, and sold by the undertaker Richard Blome ... and at these booksellers following; Mr. Horn and Mr. Southby ... Mr. Chiswell, Mr. Clavell and Mr. Brome ...[and 4 others], 1694.
Physical description
30 unnumbered pages, 403 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 263, that is, 259 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 91 unnumbered leaves of plates : engr. frontispiece, illustrations, coats of arms ; (folio)
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Notes
Translation of: Institutio philosophiae secundum principia D. Renati Descartes
Signatures: pi1A², ²A⁶a-c²B-8F²
Numbers 93-96 omitted in second pagination sequence
Page [1] at end blank
Plates engraved, some on both sides, and one on a double leaf
Some plates exist in two states. One state has a printed dedication to a benefactor at bottom, with coat of arms. The other state is without the dedicatio
References note
ESTC R20857
Wing (2nd ed.), L950
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