Habentur hoc volumine haec Theodoro Gaza interprete : Aristotelis De natura animalium lib. ix. Eiusdem De partibus animalium lib. iii. Eiusdem De generatione animalium lib. v. ; Theophrastus De historia plantarum lib. ix. Et decimi principium duntaxat. Eiusdem De causis plantarum lib. vi. ; Aristotelis Problemata ... Alexa[n]dri Aphrodisiensis P[ro]blemata duobus libris no[n] unqua[m] ante i[m]pressa eode[m] Theodor i[n]terp[re]te ...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aristotle.

Contributor:

Alexander, of Aphrodisias

Gazēs, Theodōros, approximately 1400-approximately 1475.

Manuzio, Aldo, 1449 or 1450-1515, printer.

Torresanus, Andreas, de Asula, 1451-1529, printer.

Greek Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Early Venetian Imprint Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections (Aedes Aldi et Andreae Asulani Soceri : 1513). Latin (Gazēs)

Language:

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Latin

Subjects (All):

Medicine, Greek and Roman.

Medicine--Early works to 1800.

Medicine.

Physiology--Early works to 1800.

Physiology.

Zoology--Pre-Linnean works.

Zoology.

Botany--Pre-Linnean works.

Botany.

Penn Provenance:

Holmes, John, 1758-1841 (bookplate) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Burr, Charles W. (Charles Walts), 1861-1944 (donor) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

12 unnumbered leaves, 273 leaves, 17 unnumbered leaves ; 31 cm (folio)

Other Title:

Aristotelis De natura animalium lib. ix

Fingerprint:

i.y. a,V. lii. ines (3) 1513 (R)

Place of Publication:

Venetiis : In aedibus Aldi, & Andreae Asulani soceri, mense Februario MDxiii [Feb. 1513]

Notes:

Imprint from colophon at end of "De generatione animalium" on leaf p6.

Aldine device on title page and repeated on leaf E1 and verso of leaf N6 identified.

Reprint of the 1504 edition, with the preface to that edition by Aldo Manutius on the verso of the title page.

Problemata Aristotelis

The "Problemata section" on leaves 205-273 has special title page reading: Problematum Aristotelis. Sectiones duaedequadraginta Theodoro Gaza interprete. Problematum Alexandri libri duo eodem Theodoro interprete.

"Problematum Aristotelis" (38 books or questions of physics, biology, medicine and morals, translated by Theodoro Gaza) has been spuriously attributed to Aristotle and is properly categorized among his dubia. Cf. Brill's New Pauly. Work was likely written by fellow scholars or successors at the Peripatos as supplement to the Parva naturalia.

"Problematum Alexandri" is no longer attributed to Alexander of Aphrodisias.

Signatures: a¹² b⁻n⁸ o-p⁶ q-z⁸ A-M⁸ N⁶ O-P⁸.

Capital spaces with guide letters.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has armorial bookplate of John Holmes, 1758-1841 (with motto "Ventis") on front pastedown.

Culture Class Collection copy inscribed: E libris Gul. Annis (or Armis)?

Culture Class Collection copy gift of Charles W. Burr.

Cited in:

Index Aureliensis 107.809

EDIT 16 (WWW) CNCE 2879

Adams A1765

Kallendorf & Wells. Aldine Press books, Harry Ransom Research Center, 107

BM STC Italian, 1465-1600, p. 43

Riley, L. Aristotle texts and commentaries in Univ. of Pennsylvania Libraries, 17

Renouard, A.A. Annales de l'imprimerie des Alde (3rd ed.), p. 65

Cat. of Ahmanson-Murphy Aldine Collection, UCLA, 110

Shaaber, M.A. 16th cent. imprints A433

Contains:

Aristotle. Historia animalium. Latin.

Aristotle. De partibus animalium. Latin

Aristotle. On the generation of animals. Latin.

Theophrastus. De causis plantarum. Latin.

Theophrastus. Inquiry into plants. Latin

Problemata physica. Latin

Problemata Alexandri Aphrodisiei. Latin

OCLC:

43205462