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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 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…

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…

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…

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

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.

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

8°. A-G8; pp. 104, ff. [4] (i.e. ff. [56]). Text roman, quotations italics. mm. 95×150.

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).

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

Cf. modern edition in Weinberg, Trattati.

8°. A-S4. ff. 70, [2]. Dedication italics, text roman. mm. 105×155.

4°. *6, A-S8, T4. ff. [6], pp. 290, f. [1]. Italics. mm. 150x210.