Alexandri Aphrodisiei commentaria in duodecim Aristotelis libros de prima philosophia / interprete Ioanne Genesio Sepulueda Cordubensi ... ; quae omnia recenti hac nostra editione ita diligenter vt nihil desideres, expolita sunt, atque elaborata.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alexander, of Aphrodisias

Contributor:

Argyropoulos, Iōannēs, -1486.

Scotto, Girolamo, printer.

Sepúlveda, Juan Ginés de, 1490-1573.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Greek Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Early Venetian Imprint Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

In Aristotelis Metaphysica commentaria. Latin

Language:

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Latin

Subjects (All):

Aristotle. Metaphysics--Early works to 1800.

Aristotle.

Metaphysics--Early works to 1800.

Metaphysics.

Penn Provenance:

Bibliotheca Colbertina (former owner) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Hurn Court Library (former owner) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Malmesbury, James Harris, Earl of, 1746-1820 (armorial binding) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

4 unnumbered leaves, 193 leaves, 1 unnumbered leaf ; 32 cm (folio)

Other Title:

Alexandri Aphrodisiei commentaria in dvodecim Aristotelis libros de prima philosophia

Commentaria in duodecim Aristotelis libros de prima philosophia

Fingerprint:

a-l- umui atu- esEm (3) 1544 (R)

Place of Publication:

Venetijs : Apud Hieronymum Scotum, MDXXXXIIII [1544]

Notes:

Includes index.

Commentary by Alexander of Aphrodisias on Aristotle's Metaphysica translated in to Latin by Sepulveda; includes the text of Metaphysics in a Latin translation by Iōannes Argyropoulos.

In double columns.

Signatures: [cross]⁴ a-z⁶ &⁶ [con]⁶ [rum]⁶ 2a-2e⁶ 2f⁸.

Leave [cross]4 and 2f8 blank.

Printer's device on title page identifed as Zappella 65.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy inscribed "Bibliothecae Colbertinae" from the library founded by Jean Baptiste Colbert (1619-1683), director of the French Royal Library and bibliophile, and owned successively by his descendants until it was sold in Paris in 1728.

Culture Class Collection copy in armorial binding with arms of the Malmesbury on left and right covers. This book became part of the library of Hurn (or Heron) Court, former seat of the Earls of Malmesbury and was rebound with the Malmesbury arms.

Culture Class Collection copy has shelfmark from the library of Hurn (or Heron) Court: "J... IV...14" with a previous shelfmark written below (H... 5...10 Lib) crossed out.

Cited in:

EDIT16 (WWW) CNCE 1050

Adams A690

Index Aureliensis 103.347

Shaaber, M.A. 16th cent. imprints A609

Riley L. Aristotle texts and commentaries in Univ. of Pennsylvania Libraries, 125

OCLC:

49269219