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VENETUS (PAULUS) Exposito in libros posteriorum Aristotelis, FIRST EDITION, Venice, Reynaldus de Novimagio and Theodorus de Reynsburch, 1477 image 1
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VENETUS (PAULUS)
Exposito in libros posteriorum Aristotelis, FIRST EDITION, Venice, Reynaldus de Novimagio and Theodorus de Reynsburch, 1477

11 November 2015, 13:00 GMT
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VENETUS (PAULUS)

Exposito in libros posteriorum Aristotelis, FIRST EDITION, 179 leaves (of 180, without final blank), 2 columns, 50 lines, gothic type, embellished with 2 modern illuminated initials and central floral borders on recto of each leaf, some repaired worm holes in margins, occasional dampstaining in margins (heavier at end), extensive sixteenth/seventeenth century marginalia in red and brown ink (some trimmed, some faded through washing), twentieth century blind-tooled pigskin over heavy wooden boards, wide brass clasp and 8 corner fittings with bosses, spine slightly rubbed [ISTC ip00212000; BMC V 253; Goff P212; HC 12511*; Proctor 4427], folio (272 x 188mm.), Venice, Reynaldus de Novimagio and Theodorus de Reynsburch, 1477

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First edition of this important commentary on Aristotle's "Posterior Analytics" by the leading logician of the Middle Ages, Paul of Venice (1368-1428), an Augustinian hermit and the period's foremost authority on Aristotle.

A curious and attractive volume. The illumination comprises a large initial 'N' on first leaf of text (a2), enclosing a charming gouache of an Aristotelian scribe in a red toga at a wooden desk, and with floral border extensions of acanthus leaves, tulips and daisies in red, blue, green and white; central floral border to the double column text throughout; and a 6-line initial 'Q' on a gold background on q1 at the start of the second part.

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