Le monde enchanté, ou, Examen des communs sentimens touchant les esprits, leur nature, leur pouvoir, leur administration, & leurs opérations : et touchant les éfets que les hommes sont capables de produire par leur communication & leur vertu, divisé en quatre parties / par Balthasar Bekker ... ; traduit du hollandois.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bekker, Balthasar, 1634-1698.

Contributor:

Rotterdam, Pieter, bookseller.

Henry Charles Lea Library (University of Pennsylvania)

James Tanis Collection of Dutch and German Theology and History (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Betoverde weereld. French

Language:

Dutch

French

Subjects (All):

Demonology--Early works to 1800.

Demonology.

Angels--Early works to 1800.

Angels.

Magic--Early works to 1800.

Magic.

Witchcraft--Early works to 1800.

Witchcraft.

Penn Provenance:

Tanis, James, 1928- (former owner) (Tanis Collection copy)

Cleveland Public Library (bookplate) (stamp) (Tanis Collection copy)

Laducquerie (autograph) (Tanis Collection copy)

Callard de La Duquerie, Jean-Baptiste, -1718 (autograph) (Tanis Collection copy)

Physical Description:

4 volumes : portrait ; 14 cm (12mo)

Other Title:

Monde enchanté

Examen des communs sentimens touchant les esprits, leur nature, leur pouvoir, leur administration, & leurs opérations

Fingerprint:

ilar i.a- s,a- &pde (3) 1694 (A) v.1

Place of Publication:

A Amsterdam : Chez Pierre Rotterdam ..., 1694.

Contents:

Livre premiere. Contenant les sentimens que tous les peuples ont eu dans tous les tems, & ceux qu'ils ont encoure aujourdhui touchant Dieu & touchant les esprits, & leurs pratiques sur ce sujet

Livre deuzieme. Dans lequel on examine la doctrine des esprits, leur puissance, & leurs operations, & sur tout celle du Diable, par la raison naturelle & la Ste. ecriture

Livre troisieme. Dans lequel on examine par la raison naturelle, & par l'ecriture sainte, la doctrine à l'égard des esprits, de leur pouvoir, & de leurs operations, & particulierement de la puissance & des action qu'on attribue au Diable

Livre quatrieme. Dans lequel êt examinée à fons, la preuve qui le prend de l'experience.

Notes:

Translation into French of: Betoverde weereld.

Vol. 2-4 have special title-page.

Signatures: v. 1: *⁸ 2*-6*¹² A-Q¹² R⁴ ; v. 2: *¹² A-2F¹² ; v. 3: *¹² 2*⁶ A-U¹² X⁴ ; v. 4: *¹² 2*⁴ A-2G¹² H⁸.

Pagination: v. 1: [136], 387, [5] p., [1] leaf of plates ; v. 2: [24], 733, [7] p. ; v. 3: [36], 484, [4] p. ; v. 4: [32], 727, [7] p.

Local Notes:

Penn Libraries Tanis Collection copy imperfect: v. 1 only.

Tanis Collection copy acquired for the Penn Libraries from James Tanis.

Penn Libraries Tanis Collection copy has bookplate (stamped with withdrawal stamp) of the Cleveland Public Library on front pastedown; blind stamp of the same institution on title leaf and several leaves in volume; withdrawal stamp and date stamp ("AUG 10 1908") of the same institution on verso of title leaf.

Penn Libraries Tanis Collection copy as partially illegible autograph ("Laducquerie [...].R."), possibly that of Jean-Baptiste Callard de La Duquerie (d. 1718), in brown ink at head of title leaf.

Penn Libraries Tanis Collection copy bound in full early parchment; ms. title at head of spine; ms. imprint (partially effaced) at foot of spine; all edges stippled blue.

Penn Libraries Tanis Collection copy: leaves *6, 6*5 and C3 torn and mended at fore-edge; portion of fore-edge margin of leaf *7 torn off at fore-edge with minor damage to text.

OCLC:

4201462