Name/Title
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. In Four Books.Entry/Object ID
B1290 1741Description
First volume of four in John Locke's series, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, which was printed in 1741. This was George Mason V's copy and bares his signature. This volume includes 43 chapters, split among three books, that discuss the development of human knowledge. The book includes themes of the mind, power, universal assent, sense experience, truth, identity, and simple or complex ideas.Acquisition
Accession
2020.003Source or Donor
Duane Merrill & Co.Acquisition Method
PurchaseLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
knowledge, universal assent, identityInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
SignatureLocation
Title PageTranscription
George Mason: 1742Language
EnglishNotes
Signed by George Mason IV in 1742. He was approximately 16 years of age.Provenance
Notes
George Mason IV, 1742.
Acquired by Duane Merril & Co.;
Auctioned March 2020;
Purchased by George Mason's Gunston Hall, March 2020;
Accessioned, 2020.
