De regimine principium ... [etc.]; [manuscript].

Title:

De regimine principium ... [etc.] [manuscript].

Abstract:

Excerpt on the power of princes from the Latin translation by Joannes Hispalensis of the Secretum secretorum, attributed to Aristotle, with an unidentified commentary, followed by a poem of 215 lines on friendship attributed to Cicero, perhaps based on Cicero's De amicitia. A recipe in German for a laxative added by another hand (f. 1r).

Format:

20 leaves : paper; 217 x 151 (148 x 100, 180 x 115) mm. bound to 222 x 159 mm.

Identifier:

(OCoLC)ocn155930653; (OCoLC)155930653; (CStRLIN)PAUR06-B279; (PU)4219275-penndb-Voyager

Language:

Latin.

Provenance:

Sold by Helmuth Domizlaff (Munich), 1960.

Publisher:

[Germany, 14--]

Subject:

Education of princes -- Early works to 1800.; Kings and rulers -- Duties -- Early works to 1800.; Political ethics -- Early works to 1800.; Friendship -- Early works to 1800.; Codices.; Commentaries.; Poems.; Manuscripts, Latin; 15th century.; Manuscripts, Renaissance.

Type:

Manuscript

Personal Name:

Joannes,; Aristotle.; Cicero, Marcus Tullius.

Call Number:

Ms. Codex 917

Collection:

Penn in Hand: Selected Manuscripts