Boethius, Translation of Aristotle's Topica, with glosses
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Boethius, Translation of Aristotle's Topica, with glosses. The script, ruling, and decoration change at the beginning of quire iv (f. 37). Decoration: 1 large initial in colours and gold (f. 1r). 3 small puzzle initials in red and blue, flourished in red and blue, at the beginning of books (f...
Synopses of works by Aristotle, Ps.-Aristotle, and Porphyry, with extracts from Pindar
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Synopses of works by Aristotle and Ps.-Aristotle, with extracts from Pindar, arranged as follows: ff. 2r-41v: Synopsis of Aristotle's Naturalis auscultatio. Partly Latin, at ff. 36r-41v. ff. 42r-65v: Synopsis of Aristotle's Meteorologica. Partly Latin, at ff. 64r-65v. ff. 66r-149v: Synopsis o...
Pseudo-Aristotle, Secretum secretorum. Decoration: Initials alternately red or blue. Decorative catchwords include fish, heraldic arms (f. 9v), and humans.
Letters and Orations of Demosthenes, Aeschines, Plato, Philip II of Macedon, and Dion, translated by Leonardo Bruni, with prefaces
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Letters and Orations of Demosthenes, Aeschines, Plato, Philip II of Macedon, and Dion, translated by Leonardo Bruni, with prefaces. Vertical catchwords. Decoration: 1 large gold initial on a blue and red ground, with sprays of foliage in the margin. Large puzzle initials in red and blue. Smal...
Latin translation of Hephaestion, Enchiridion, by Vincente Mariner Valentine, with descriptions, a preface, and a translated Latin epigram
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ff. 2r-7v: Vincente Mariner Valentine, Preface addressed to Francisco de Rioja, librarian and poet. Latin. ff. 8r-8v: Vincente Mariner Valentine, Epigram addressed to Francisco de Rioja, with a Latin translation. ff. 9r-136v: Vincente Mariner Valentine, Latin translation of Hephaestian's Enchi...
Commentary of Hierocles on Pythagoras's Verba Aurea
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Commentary of Hierocles on Pythagoras's Verba Aurea in the Latin translation of Giovanni Aurispa. ff. 1-76v: Commentary of Hierocles on the Verba Aurea of Pythagoras. Inc. 'Sapientiae studium est quod in purgatione et perfectoine'. Expl. 'quamvis tarde eam tamen aquiramus'. ff. 76v-78r: Pythag...