Paper; misc., comp.; ff. III, 79, II; mm. 190_270. Old binding in parchment. Watermark: cf. Briquet 13648 (a. 1570). General title at f. IIr: 'Trattati diversi'; the ms. has been part of the Ambrosiana collection since 1603 (Olgiati). One of the…
Paper; ff. I, 1, 50, I; mm. 300_225; 8 folios missing at the beginning; text in 2 columns; drawings at ff. 45v.50v; at f. 46r: 'E questo libro ene di [...]andro di Giovanni di Firenze'. The first part of the text is missing. Together with mss.…
Paper; misc., comp.; ff. III, 79, II; mm. 190_270. Old binding in parchment. Watermark: cf. Briquet 13648 (a. 1570). General title at f. IIr: 'Trattati diversi'; the ms. has been part of the Ambrosiana collection since 1603 (Olgiati). One of the…
Paper; 24/25 lines per page; gothic/chancery script. The ms. contains a vernacular translation of the first part of Matthew's Gospel (ff. 5r-6r), followed by La Metaura (ff. 11r-156r).
Paper; mm. 283_213; ff. [iv], 65, [iii]. Two columns, lines 42/43. Gothic notary script. Illuminated initial of book I represents the Philosopher staring at the stars. Later binding in parchment (Corsini collection).
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).
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…
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,…
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…
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…