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PAULUS VENETUS (1369-1429). Expositio in libros Posteriorum Aristotelis. Venice: Johannes Herbort, de Seligenstadt, 'quarta octaua Ianuarii' 1481.
A fine copy, surviving in its contemporary wallet-style ledger binding. Paul of Venice was 'the most important Italian Thinker of his times' (Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy). This is the third edition of his commentaries on Aristotle's Posterior Analytics, a work of logic dealing with matter, demonstration, definition and scientific knowledge. Not in the British Library and only 2 copies in the USA. HC *12510; GW M-30309; BSB-Ink P-94; IGI 7335; Goff P-213.
Super-chancery folio (314 x 210mm). With first and last blanks, first few leaves rubricated in red and yellow, manuscript index on final blank and endleaf (some dampstaining on bottom margins, very occasional marginal spotting, small marginal paper flaw on o4). Contemporary Italian ledger binding: limp vellum, 3 brown leather strips affixed across spine with white leather thongs, wallet flap with tassle, remains of toggle ties, manuscript title on spine (spine title faded). Provenance: contemporary annotations in 2 hands.
A fine copy, surviving in its contemporary wallet-style ledger binding. Paul of Venice was 'the most important Italian Thinker of his times' (Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy). This is the third edition of his commentaries on Aristotle's Posterior Analytics, a work of logic dealing with matter, demonstration, definition and scientific knowledge. Not in the British Library and only 2 copies in the USA. HC *12510; GW M-30309; BSB-Ink P-94; IGI 7335; Goff P-213.
Super-chancery folio (314 x 210mm). With first and last blanks, first few leaves rubricated in red and yellow, manuscript index on final blank and endleaf (some dampstaining on bottom margins, very occasional marginal spotting, small marginal paper flaw on o4). Contemporary Italian ledger binding: limp vellum, 3 brown leather strips affixed across spine with white leather thongs, wallet flap with tassle, remains of toggle ties, manuscript title on spine (spine title faded). Provenance: contemporary annotations in 2 hands.
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