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8°. *8, A-L8; ff. [8], pp. 166, ff. [5]. Roman. mm. 105×158.

Francesco de Vieri's commentary on Aristotle's Meteorology, first published in 1573 (3 books) was later completed and republished (4 books) in 1582. The commentary on book 4 is witnessed by a dedicatory manuscript copy addressed to Francesco I de…

Paper; ff. 4, 2, 57, 5; mm. 218_164; autograph by Francesco de Vieri (cf. mss. Magl. XII.12, XXI.29). Beautiful dedicatory copy.

Paper; mm. 270_220; ff. [I], 73, [2 blank], [I]. Beautiful copy, calligraphic though cursive hand; some additions and corrections. According to the catalogue the ms. is autograph by Del Rosso.

Paper; ff. I, [6], 87, [6], II; mm. 140_200. Beautiful copy. Some of the initials letters are decorated in gold (ff. 1r, 4r, 32r).

Del Rosso's translation of Aristotle's On the Soul is dedicated to Francesco de Medici. Ms. Pal. 800 seems to be an autograph dedication copy. In the preface the author gives some interesting remarks on the method of translating.

The Breve ragionamento follows in the ms. Florence, BNC, Magl.XII.12 a Latin work by the same author on a similar subject (Epilogus doctrinam Aristotelis de anima quam brevissime complectens, ff. 4r-25v), dedicated - as the Italian one - to the duke…
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