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4°. a4, a-d4, A-O4, P6; ff. [4], pp. 29, [3], pp. 122. Text in Roman. mm. 145×200.

Orazio Marta's commentary on Aristotle's Poetics was published after the death of the author by Carlo Tramontano, who signs the dedication letter to the Count of Lemos. The work appeared within a collection of Marta's Rime et prose which includes…

Paper; misc., comp.; ff. III + 71 + I; mm. 220_320 (210_313).

The work, dedicated to Francesco Sansovino (1521-1583) collects several philosophers' opinion on the power the dead have in understanding what happens among the living. The first paragraph is devoted to Aristotle (f. 47r-v). Following paragraphs:…

4°. [*]2, A-F4. ff. [2], 24. mm. 147×195.

8°. a8, A-Z8. ff. 192: [8], 184. Italics. 93×152 mm.

The translation of Aristotle's Rhetoric was edited by the Sienese scholar Felice Figliucci, who refers to the work as realised by a translator who undoubtedly came from Siena, as it shall appear clear from the language employed. Figliucci, who was…

Paper; misc., comp.; ff. III, 356, I; mm. 223_164. Later binding in cardboard. 8 units.

The Trattato is a summary of Aristotelian mistakes in the field of natural philosophy, with a special focus on cosmography and heavens. The author, Giovanni Maria Benedetti, refers to several Aristotelian passages as well as to more recent authors…