Tractatus de actib. humanis: manuscript fair copy
Dates
- Creation: between 1706-1708
Scope and Contents
Manuscript fair copy of Nicolás Cisneros course on moral philosophy, addressing human acts and the nature of free will. The caption on the first page of text indicates the copy was prepared by the Jesuit novice Cristoforo Pesantes.
Creator
- Cisneros, Nicolás (Person)
Language of Materials
In Latin; cursive script.
Restrictions on access
Open for research.
Restrictions on use
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Biographical Note: Cristoforo Pesantes
Jesuit novice. Cristoforo Pesantes was a Jesuit, possibly assigned to the Jesuit college at Latacunga, Equador.
Biographical Note: Nicolás Cisneros
Jesuit professor of moral philosophy. Nicolás Cisneros held a chair in moral philosophy at an unidentified university.
Extent
1 Volumes : 122 leaves ; 21 x 16 cm
Provenance
Gift of T. Frank Kennedy, Jesuit Institute at Boston College (2005), who acquired it from Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts Company in 2004.
Materials Specific Details
Title from caption on first page of text. Possibly written in Spain before being brought to Ecuador by a Jesuit of the Latacunga novitiate.
Dated 9 Oct. 1708 on final page.
Written in ink at the top of the first written page "de la Libreria del Colegio de Tacunga." Latacunga, Ecuador was the site of a Jesuit novitiate and college.
Bound in contemporary limp vellum, with one leather tie present; "54" in ink on spine.
Source
- Title
- Tractatus de Actib. Humanis: Manuscript Fair Copy
- Subtitle
- between 1706-1708
- Status
- Marc Only
- Date
- 2020
- Description rules
- Dcrmmss
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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