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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).

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…

The Discorso was written in 1565 by Francesco De Vieri on the occasion of Francesco I de Medici's wedding; it is thus dedicated to the duke and his wife, Johanna of Austria. The work, conceived as a thorough discussion of philosophy and its…

Parchment; ff. I, 37, I; mm. 165_230. Layout: mm. 102_155. Lines: 24 per page. Beautiful dedicatory copy. Initials of paragraphs and names of dedicatees in red. Binding decorated with Medici coat of arms.

8°. *4, A-I8, K4. ff. [4], pp. 148, ff. [II]. Preface to the readers italics, text roman. mm. 105×158.

The Discorso sopra la felicità  humana is a short treatise in the form of a lecture mainly dealing with the notion of human happiness and the distinction between contemplative and active life. The main source is Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, often…

Paper; ff. I, 26, II; mm. 168_230. Beautiful copy. Same hand of Magl. XII.12 (possibly autograph).

Francesco de Vieri's La morale filosofia is a sort of compendium of moral philosophy much indebted to Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, though not exclusively based on Aristotelian materials. Ms. Florence, BNC, Magl. XXI.147 is a rough copy, rich in…

Paper; ff. I, II, 110, [4], I; mm. 150_215. Possibly autograph by Francesco De Vieri. Rough copy with corrections and erasures.

Paper; misc., comp.; ff. I, [2], 253, I.

Francesco de Vieri's Lezzioni d'amore are two lectures held at the Accademia Fiorentina in 1556. The work is conceived as a thorough commentary on Guido Cavalcanti's Donna me prega. Though their main subject is love, the two lectures are largely…

8°; e7, A-Z8, Aa-Cc4; ff. [7], pp. 403, [1], ff. 4; mm. 105×158. Dedication and text in italics, preamble in roman.

The Ragionamento is an outstanding example of a general introduction to philosophy aiming to outline the whole structure of philosophical disciplines: a preliminary section on the definition of philosophy is followed by chapters devoted to a…

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

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

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.

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°. A-G8; pp. 104, ff. [4] (i.e. ff. [56]). Text roman, quotations italics. mm. 95×150.

Francesco de Vieri's Vere conclusioni is a work divided in three main parts aiming to highlight all those philosophical issues in which Plato, Aristotle and Christian doctrine agree. The main purpose of the book, as the author states in the…