Dubreuil, Pierre

Commentarius in Metaphysicam (ff. 1-134). Commentarius in universam Physicam (ff. 139-215). The second part is illustrated with a few pen-drawn figures. Each part has an engraved frontispiece showing a vase of flowers, etc., there is also an engraved tailpiece on fol. 215 of a wreath inscribed 'In coronide corona'. A student's notes of lectures, inscribed on the first fly-leaf: 'Ex libris Stephani Braquet Theologi': the date 1656 is also found on this leaf. Produced in Paris.

1655, 1656

1 volume 2 ll. first bl.. + 216 ff. last bl.. 4to. 231/2 x 161/2 cm. Original calf-gilt binding. A folding table is prefixed to each part. Very carefully written in a neat small script.

Purchased 1932.

The author is perhaps the 'Petrus Dubreuil, Baccalaureus der Sorbonne' entered in Adelung's 'Fortsetzung zu Jocher's Lexico', Vol. II. 1787.

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).