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Record Nr.

UNISA996395057303316

Titolo

A general collection of discourses of the virtuosi of France, upon questions of all sorts of philosophy, and other natural knowledg [[electronic resource] ] : made in the assembly of the Beaux Esprits at Paris, by the most ingenious persons of that nation / / render'd into English by G. Havers, Gent

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for Thomas Dring and John Starkey, and are to be sold at their shops ..., 1664

Descrizione fisica

[15], 580 p

Altri autori (Persone)

HaversG (George)

RenaudotThéophraste <1586-1653.>

RenaudotEusèbe <1613-1679.>

RenaudotIsaac <d. 1680.>

Soggetti

Philosophy, French - 17th century

Science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Running title: Philosophical conferences of the virtuosi of France.

Wing lists title as: A collection of discourses of the virtuosi of France.

Ms. note concerning Renaudot filmed opposite first prelim. page.

A translation of the first 100 conferences of the "Recueil général des questions traitées és conférences du Bureau d'adresse," 5 v., Paris, 1638-55; the compilation by Théophraste Renaudot and his sons Isaac and Eusèbe; originally issued as "Première [quartiesme] centurie des questions traitées by conférences du Bureau d'adresse." Larousse and others list the original collection under Eusèbe Renaudot, the elder. Cf. BM; Brunet, Manuel du libraire.

This work appears as Wing C5142 (entry cancelled in Wing 2nd ed.) at reel 412:11 and as Wing R1034 at reel 1192:18.

Reproduction of originals in the Bodleian Library and the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign Campus). Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0167