Commentarius in universam Aristotelis moralem

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1660

Description:

Commentary on Aristotle's Nichomachean ethics, Oeconomica, and Politics, followed by a table of contents.

Language:

Latin

Provenance:

Sold by Bennett Gilbert, 2004.

Subject:

Aristotle. Nichomachean ethics; Aristotle. Politics; Ethics -- Early works to 1800; Ethics; Political science -- Early works to 1800; Political science; State, The -- Early works to 1800; State, The

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); codices (bound manuscripts); commentaries; engravings (prints); Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, European

Physical Description:

354 leaves : paper; 219 x 152 (174 x 118) mm bound to 227 x 170 mm

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title from caption title (f. 4r); earliest date based on the engraving of Marie-Therese as queen of France.; Pagination: Paper, i (contemporary paper) + 354 + i (contemporary paper); 1-137, 238-437, [iii], 461-490, 489-608, 607-630, 630-631, 631-734, 733-746, 748-749, 749-806; contemporary pagination in ink; [xiv, 1-694]; modern pagination in pencil, upper outer corners.; Script: Written in a cursive script by what appears to be a single hand.; Decoration: Empty full-page engraved historiated/vignette title frame of a large wreath (f. 1r); full-page engraved portraits of Louis XIV and Marie-Therese (f. 2v-3r) with historiated frames, crests, and short biographical texts. Outer margins of frames and bottom lines of text were lost in trimming.; Binding: Contemporary mottled calf, gilt ornamentation on spine.; Origin: Written in France after 1660.; Latin.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 962