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The anonymous 14th c. translation of Aristotle's Meteorology had a wide manuscript circulation (7 copies extant) before being published in 1554. The so-called Metaura plays a main role in the history of medieval translations of Aristotle into Italian…

Paper; ff. 58 + 9 (blank); mm. 339_234; old binding in wood and vellum; 2 columns, 37 lines. Watermark: cf. Briquet 3373 (a. 1460s-1470s; though it is not exactly the same).

Parchment; mm. 350_246; ff. [i], 59, [i]. Gothic textbook script. The illuminated initials of the three books (1r, 20r, 50v) represent the Philosopher observing respectively heavens, waters and winds, which are the three main subjects the Metaura…

Paper; mm. 290_220; ff. [iv], 73, [i]. Lines per page, 36/39. Gothic Italic script. Red rubrics.

Paper; mm. 325_230; ff. [ii], 97, [ii]. Lines per page 30. Gothic textbook script. Scribe's signature at f. 97r: 'Finito fu questo libro et questa opera adi ventiquattro di março M.ccccciii Laus Deo Jesus Maria Questo libro è di Giovanpagolo di…

8°. *4, A-L8, M4. ff. [4], 92. mm. 95×148. Roman. Titles of chapters and paragraphs in Italics.

8°; +4, A8-Q8, R4; ff. [4], 132; mm.

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

4°. A-C4, D2. ff. 14. Preface italics, text roman, marginalia italics. mm. 140×200.

4°. A-P4. ff. 53, [7]. Italics. mm. 130x180.

The work is a compendium of meteorology very focused on the knowledge of winds and their nature. Aristotle's Meteorology undoubtedly plays a main role among Breventano's sources, which are nonetheless extremely heterogeneous (Hippocrates, Seneca,…

The Trattato is conceived as a development of some remarks given in the Trattato degli elementi. The work is introduced by a preface to the readers which summarises what the author had written in the preface to the previous work. NEED TO CHECK AN…

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…

8°. a8, A-Z8, Aa-Dd8, Ee4. ff. [8], pp. 424, ff. [8]. Dedication and text roman, preface to book 1-3 and preface to book 4 italics. mm. 104×160.

4°. *-***4, A-Z4, Aa-Oo4. ff. 160: [12], 147, [1]. Text in italics; index in roman. 141×205 mm.

Paper; misc.; ff. III, 389; mm. 282_212. Autograph. Relevant unit (n°2): ff. 15.

Pompeo Vizzani's Delle meteore, written in 1587, is a brief compendium of meteorology. As it is usually the case with Vizzani's works, sources are not explicitly mentioned, but the Aristotelian frame of the text is rather evident. The work is…

4°. +4, A-V4, X3. ff. [4], pp. 165, [1]. Preface roman, text italics. mm. 140×210.

The dialogue stages three interlocutors - Battista Peroli, Stefano Viari, Camillo Abbioso - discussing meteorological issues mainly based on Aristotle (as stated in the title). Though, the Greek philosopher is not the only source of Zuccolo. The…

Paper; mm. 300_230; ff. [ii], 3, 82, [i]. Gothic notary script. The ms. contains 1. La Metaura (ff. 1r-69v); 2. 'Capitoli della pace conclusa nel 1428 tra Firenze, Venezia e il duca di Milano' (ff. 70v-71v); 3. 'Orazione tenuta da Leonardo d'Arezzo,…

Paper; mm. 290_216; ff. [viii], 42, [vii]. Two columns, lines 35/46. Gothic notary script. The ms. contains La Metaura (ff. 1ra-35va), Cicero's De Senectute (ff. 35va-42ra), medical instructions (f. 42va-b).