Summa Doctrinae Posterioristicae, 1660
Scope and Contents
These might be referred to loosely as commonplace books. Extracts of texts by others predominate alongside original notes by Kirk.
Dates
- Creation: 1660
Creator
Physical Description
Bound volume, comprising: 3 modern leaves; 1st original leave has very dense latin text (recto) and illustrations verso, mostly of birds; 2nd verso has allegorical illustration; Paginated thereafter [1], 2-3, [2], 4-42, 45-269; New text begins at 215 “Summa Disputationum In Secundum Acroasios. De Natura: Euisq: Causis”; Text stops on p.263 and restarts in English with what appears to be Biblical citations and side notes to p.[270]; Thereafter unnumbered, beginning with “Advices to myself”, 1671 (50 leaves) with more misc notes on the final two of these, with green paint/ink decoration on the final one; 3 modern end leaves; Title written on p.1.
Extent
1 volume
Physical Description
Bound volume, comprising: 3 modern leaves; 1st original leave has very dense latin text (recto) and illustrations verso, mostly of birds; 2nd verso has allegorical illustration; Paginated thereafter [1], 2-3, [2], 4-42, 45-269; New text begins at 215 “Summa Disputationum In Secundum Acroasios. De Natura: Euisq: Causis”; Text stops on p.263 and restarts in English with what appears to be Biblical citations and side notes to p.[270]; Thereafter unnumbered, beginning with “Advices to myself”, 1671 (50 leaves) with more misc notes on the final two of these, with green paint/ink decoration on the final one; 3 modern end leaves; Title written on p.1.
Creator
Repository Details
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