Manuscript, in pencil, of Ludwig Wittgenstein, 'Logischphilosophische Abhandlung'
Manuscript, in pencil, of Ludwig Wittgenstein, 'Logisch-philosophische Abhandlung', c.1918 (no. 104 in G. H. von Wright's catalogue, loc. cit. under 47249 - MS. German d. 6). See Prototractatus: an early version of Tractatus logico-philosophicus, ed. B. F. McGuinness et al. (London, 1971) which includes a facsimile of the manuscript.
100 leaves, 67-100 blank, a leaf cut out between fols. 2 and 3
Dates
- Creation: c.1918
Extent
100 Leaves
Language of Materials
- German
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. German d. 7, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. German d. 7
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 16575
Abstract
Manuscript, in pencil, of Ludwig Wittgenstein, 'Logischphilosophische Abhandlung', c.1918.
Biographical / Historical
Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (1889–1951) was an Austrian philosopher.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. II, no. 47250.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Withdrawn from Sotheby's sale of 7 July 1969, lot 842; bought with the aid of a grant from the Pilgrim Trust, 1969.
Topical
- Title
- Manuscript, in pencil, of Ludwig Wittgenstein, 'Logischphilosophische Abhandlung'
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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