Hec ars moralis cum singulos, tum ciuitatem que ex singulis colligitur ad beatam vitam instruit : sequenda, fugienda[que] monstrat, virtus enim seque[n]da, vicium autem fugiendu[m] & Aristotelis philosophi moralia, illustria, clara[que] reddit : Et qui moralium virtutum multitudinem in vnam sapientie consonantiam vnitate[m][que] colligeret, videret aristotelem purgatorias, animi[que] iam purgati virtutes plenissime, diuinissime[que] attigisse, in quibus vel solis mortaliu[m] (dum adhuc mortalem vita[m] spiramus) felicitas colloca[n]da est.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lefèvre d'Étaples, Jacques, -1536.

Contributor:

Marchant, Guy, printer.

Roce, Denys, active 1490-1517, publisher.

Incunable Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

J. & J. Leighton, binder.

Language:

Latin

Subjects (All):

Aristotle. Nicomachean ethics--Early works to 1800.

Aristotle.

Genre:

Incunabula.

Signed bindings -- England -- London -- 19th century.

Penn Provenance:

Stirling Maxwell, William, 1818-1878 (armorial binding) (bookplate)

Physical Description:

14 unnumbered leaves ; 20 cm (4to)

Other Title:

Haec ars moralis cum singulos, tum civitatem quae ex singulis colligitur ad beatam vitam instruit

Goff title: Ars moralis

Fingerprint:

umus ceat t.mi *Dsa (C) 1499 (R)

Place of Publication:

[Paris] : [Guy Marchant for Denis Roce], [19 Feb. 1499/1500]

Notes:

Title from title leaf (leaf a1r).

Imprint from colophon on leaf b6v: Impressum Parisij In Bellouisu per Magistrum Guidonem Mercatorem. Anno christi saluatoris: vir tutu[m] autoris ac d[omi]ni. M.cccc.xcix. Die. xix. Februarij. Pour Denys Rosse. (A variant lacks the words "Pour Denys Rosse" at end. Cf. BM 15th cent.)

Chancery quarto. Leaf a3v: 39 lines to a full page; area of text: 146 x 93 mm. Printed initials and paragraph marks. With signatures; without foliation or catchwords. Rubrication not called for.

Signatures: a⁸ b⁶.

Local Notes:

Penn Libraries copy is variant without the words "Pour Denys Rosse" at end of colophon on leaf b6v.

Leaf size: 195 x 130 mm.

Penn Libraries copy has some early ms. underlines, marks and marginal notes in brown ink in text.

Purchased for the Penn Libraries in 1962.

Penn Libraries copy has armorial bookplate of Sir William Stirling Maxwell on front pastedown; bookplate ("ANA &c. KEIR") of Maxwell's library at Keir on back pastedown.

Penn Libraries copy in the amorial binding of Sir William Stirling Maxwell: bound by J. & J. Leighton in full blind-tooled calf with Maxwell's arms and motto ("GANG FORWARD") on left board and his monogram ("WS") on right board; spine ruled in gold at head and tail; red morocco label on spine with title, author and imprint date ("ARS MORALIS * FABER STAPULENSIS * 1499") stamped in gold; red endpapers; binder's stamp ("LEIGHTON. BREWER ST") at head of front free endpaper; all edges red; several blanks leaves inserted at end of volume.

Penn Libraries copy: left board detached.

Cited in:

Goff F-13a

BM 15th cent. VIII, p. 68 (IA.39733)

GW 9641

ISTC if00013500

OCLC:

249348674