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Attributed to Jean d’Espagnet

The Summary of Physics Restored

A Fresh English Translation from the Complete 1653 Latin Enchiridion

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The 245 Canons · Latin

Latin

Homo ne somnia sibi fingat, dum varijs gloriatur titulis, dum sibi soli quasi proprium Microcosmi nomen vendicat, quod in materiali eius opificio naturales Macrocosmi motus analogicè percipiantur: quodlibet enim animal, etiam vermiculus: quaelibet planta, etiam Alga, Mundus est exiguus maioris imaginem referens: Extra se ergo Mundum quaerat homo & vbique inueniet: creaturarum siquidem omnium idem Archetypus est, à quo infiniti Mundi ex eadem materiâ, formâ tamen dissimiles procreati sunt: Homini itaque deiectio & humilitas, soli Deo gloria tribuatur.

English

Let the human being not fashion dreams for himself while boasting of varied titles and claiming the name of microcosm for himself alone as though it were his particular property, because the natural motions of the macrocosm are perceived by analogy in his material structure. For every animal, even a little worm, and every plant, even seaweed, is a small world bearing the image of the greater one. Let the human being therefore seek the world outside himself, and he will find it everywhere. All creatures have the same archetype, from which innumerable worlds have been brought forth from the same matter, though dissimilar in form. Let lowliness and humility therefore be assigned to humankind, and glory to God alone.

About This Reading Edition

The complete 1653 Enchiridion physicae restitutae, conventionally attributed to Jean d’Espagnet, with Latin and a fresh English translation, all 245 canons, the title and maxim, address to students, epigram, original marginalia, 140 modern annotations and the complete supplied Diotimos study apparatus.

Historical Text and Translation

Anonymous, Enchiridion physicae restitutae. Geneva: Jean-Antoine and Samuel de Tournes, 1653. ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Rar 4790; digitised by e-rara, doi:10.3931/e-rara-21407. Conventionally attributed to Jean d’Espagnet; the original title page is anonymous.

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