3 options
Gothofredi Guillelmi Leibnitii, S. Caesar. Majestatis Consiliarii, & S. Reg. Maijest. Britanniarum a Consiliis Justitiae intimis, nec non a scribendâ historiâ Opera omnia : nunc primum collecta, in classes distributa, praefationibus & indicibus exornata / studio Ludovici Dutens ...
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection B2553 1768 Way copy t.1-2,6
Available in person
Request an item
Access options
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection GC65 L5317 C768o
Available in person
Request an item
Access options
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection B2553 1768 6v. v.1 v.2 v.3 v.4 v.5 v.6
Available in person
Request an item
Access options
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Works. 1768
- Language:
- French
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Mathematics--Early works to 1800.
- Mathematics.
- Philosophy--Early works to 1800.
- Philosophy.
- Science--Early works to 1800.
- Science.
- Theology--Early works to 1800.
- Theology.
- Penn Provenance:
- Way, Peter (former owner) (Way copy)
- Brunot-Labbe, Claude, 1773-1836 (label) (Way copy)
- Université de France (bookplate) (Way copy)
- Vanechout, Benjamin-Alibert-Ernest, 1791-1858 (inscription) (Way copy)
- Arnault, A.-V. (Antoine-Vincent), 1766-1834 (autograph) (Way copy)
- Dadolle, Pierre, 1857-1911 (stamp) (Way copy)
- Physical Description:
- 6 volumes : illustrations ; 25 cm (4to)
- Distribution:
- Genevae : Apud Fratres de Tournes, MDCCLXVIII [1768]
- Other Title:
- Opera omnia
- Half-title: Gothofredi Guillelmi Leibnitii Opera omnia : in sex tomos distributa
- Fingerprint:
- umis 9.æ. onsi si(x (3) 1768 (R) v.1
- 39es x-em i-l. plce (3) 1768 (R) v.2
- 21s, dinæ ame- (bal (3) 1768 (R) v.6
- Language Note:
- Text primarily in Latin or French.
- Contents:
- Tomus 1, quo theologica continentur
- tomus 2, in duas partes distributus, quarum I. continet logicam & metaphysicam ; II. physicam generalem, chymiam, medicinam, botanicam, historiam naturalem, artes &c.
- tomus 3, continens opera mathematica
- tomus 4, in tres partes distributus, quarum I. continet philosophiam in genere, & opuscula Sinenses attigentia ; II. historiam & antiquitates ; III. jurisprudentiam
- tomus 5, continens opera philologica
- tomus 6, in duas partes distributum, quarum I. continet philologicorum continuationem ; II. collectanea etymologica.
- Notes:
- Signatures: t. 1: *⁴(-*4) a-2q⁴ 2h² A-5G⁴ (leaf 5G4 blank) ; t. 2: pi1 2*⁴ A-3D⁴, ²A-2N⁴ 2O² ; t. 6: 2[dagger]⁴(-2[dagger]4) A-2S⁴ 2⁴(-2T4), ²A-2V⁴ (leaf O1 unsigned).
- Pagination: t. 1: [2], IV, CCXLIV, 790, [2] pages, [1] leaf of plates ; t. 2: [2] VIII, 400, 291, [1] pages, II, XII leaves of plates ; t. 3: [2], VIII, LV, [1], 663, [1] pages, [26] folded leaves of plates ; t. 4: VIII, 216, 285, [3], 647, [1] pages, [2] folded leaves of plates; t. 5: VIII, 632 pages ; t. 6: VI, 334, 344 pages, [1] leaf of plates.
- Engraved plates.
- Woodcut title vignettes, initials, head- and tail pieces.
- Type ornament head-pieces.
- Printed marginalia.
- Includes indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Culture Class Collection copy: some of the plates and diagrams in v. 2-3 are attached to blank leaves at the end of the volumes.
- Culture Class Collection copy: each volume quarter bound in mottled and speckled brown leather over marbled paper boards; five raised, gold-tooled bands on spine; gold-tooled spine panels; author and brief title stamped in gilt on a blue leather label in second spine panel; tome number stamped in gilt on a red leather label in fifth spine panel; place and year of imprint stamped in gilt at base of spine; all edges stained red.
- Culture Class Collection copy: left and right boards of each volume are detached.
- Way copy imperfect: tomi 1, 2, and 6 only.
- Way copy: tomus 1: a few manuscript bibliographical notes in pencil on back free endpaper.
- Way copy: tomus 1: bookseller's label ("Fourni par Brunot-Labbe Libraire Quai des Augustins, No. 33 A PARIS") on verso of front free endpaper; prize bookplate recording the award of this volume to Benjamin Aubert Ernest Vanechout (i.e. Benjamin-Alibert-Ernest Vanechout, 1791-1858) by Université de France as first prize in the first and second classes of mathematics in Concours général des lycées de Paris on 16 August 1809 (the area of examination, prize number, name of the recipient, date and place of birth of the recipient, school of the recipient and name of the conseiller-secrétaire général Arnaut [sic] supplied in manuscript) on verso of front free endpaper.
- Way copy: each volume has on title leaf armorial stamp (episcopal arms surrounded by: SIGILLUM PETRI DADOLLE EPISC. DIVIONEM) of Pierre Dadolle (1857-1911), Bishop of Dijon.
- Way copy has bookseller's printed description in French of this copy laid in.
- Way copy: each volume bound in full mottled calf; gold-tooled borders on boards; central gold-stamped supralibros ("UNIVERSITÉ IMPÉRIALE CONCOURS DES LYCÉES DE PARIS") on boards; gold-tooled cover edges and turn-ins; 5 raised, gold-tooled bands on spine; 2 gold-stamped red leather spine labels, 1 with brief title, 1 with volume number; marbled endpapers; all edges gilt; blue silk marker.
- Way copy: tomus 1: left board detached.
- Cited in:
- Faber du Faur, C. German Baroque literature, number 1544
- Grässe, J.G.T. Trésor de livres rares et précieux, IV, page 152
- Ravier, E. Bibliographie des oeuvres de Leibniz, number 473
- OCLC:
- 3833614
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.