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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; miscellaneous by a single chancery hand; ff. [1], 51, [1]; mm. 290_220.

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; ff. [II] + [6] + 269 + [II]. Old binding in vellum; mm. 165_230.

Paper; ff. [I] + [7 n.n.] + 520 [i.e. 272 pp. + 338 ff.] + [I]; mm. 205_283. Autograph copy with corrections and additions. Title on spine: 'Trattato / dei Governi / di Aristotile / tradotto dal / Greco in Fior(enti)no / da Bernardo Segni'.

Paper, ff. [ii], 46, [2], [iii]; mm. 281_210. Binding in cardboard, spine in leather with gold decorations. Autograph manuscript by Jacopo Corbinelli, and not by the author himself, as stated by a later hand on a smaller sheet of paper inserted…

Paper; ff. [II], 122, [V]; original binding in cardboard. Title on spine: 'Galeazzo / Florimonte / Etica d' / Aristot'. Old inventory number on spine: '26'. The name of Benedetto Varchi, owner of the ms., appears not only on the title-page, but also…

Paper; ff. VII, 249, [5]; mm. 145_220. Autograph by Annibal Caro. Beautiful copy with several corrections, marginal additions and glosses. The date (November 15th 1551) appears at f. 249r.

Paper; misc., comp.; ff. [7], 258, [1]; mm. 215_310.

Paper; ff. 143; mm. 220_163. Title on spine: 'De Arte / Rhetorica'. The ms. is made up of three sections dated 1564 (A, ff. 1r-47v: '1564 adì p.° Marzo'; C, ff. 48r-95v: '1564 adì xviii Aprile'; E, ff. 96r-143v: '1564 adì 9 marzo').

Paper; miscellaneous; binding in cardboard; ff. 171; title: 'Discorsi e poesie varie'. The manuscript is a miscellaneous containing several works by different authors (including Leon Battista Alberti and Luigi Alamanni) and related to the circle of…

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.

Paper;ff. [3], pp. 171, f. 1; mm. 230_165. Old binding in parchment; title on spine: 'Posteriori d'Arist. tradotti da Fulv. Viani de Malatesti'. Beautiful dedicatory copy, follows the layout of contemporary printed editions.

Paper; mm. 220_310; ff. II + 125 + III. Autogr.

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; 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; misc.; comp.; ff. III + 71 + I; mm. 220_320 (210_313).

Paper; misc., comp.; variable measures; ff. [I], 609, [I]. Title on f. 2r: 'Opuscula propria manu scripta vel subscripta a venerabili Dei servo Iuvenale Ancina episc. Salutiar'. Autograph materials by Giovenale Ancina. Relevant unit: mm. 210_310.

Unit n°23, mm. 273_205; ff. 6 [219r-225v].

Unit n°18, mm. 210_290; ff. 6 [153r-158r]. The text copied is rich in additions and corrections, which witness at least a revision of the copy.

Paper; misc., comp.; ff. [II], 684, [II].Measures variable. Relevant unit: mm. 275_200.

Beautiful copy of the text; corrections and additions which appear on the margins in the other manuscripts, are here part of the text.