Ps.-Eusebius of Cremona — 15th century; Italian
MS. Add. C. 5
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Description
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Title
Ps.-Eusebius of Cremona — 15th century; Italian
Aristotle — 15th century; Italian
Treatise on geography — 15th century; Italian
Shelfmark
MS. Add. C. 5
Place of origin
Italian
Date
15th century
Language
Italian
Contents
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Title
Eusebius of Cremona, Epistola de transitu beati Hieronymi; Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics and Treatise on geography
Shelfmark
MS. Add. C. 5
Summary
Codex made up of three MSS.:
(fol. 1) The treatise of Eusebius of Cremona De Morte Hieronymi, in Italian, with no title, ending on fol. 20v: a few more chapters are added, but after fol. 29 ten leaves are lost, partly supplied by one leaf in a different hand. This part is in double columns.
(fol. 31) A paraphrase of the Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle, in 54 chapters: beg. 'Qui comença le amaistramento de la Vertu ... Volendo tratare e amaistrare.' An old paging connects this with the preceding article.
(fol. 67) A short treatise on Geography, in five parts: beg. 'La terra e cinta et circonda[ta] da mare': written late in the 15th century.
Date
written in the 15th century
Language
Italian
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
73 Leaves
Custodial history
Some straggling inscriptions on fols. 32, 65v, 66v, 72, show that at least art. 2 belonged to Bernardino Conti ('Comti') on Nov. 10, 1514: and that at least art. 3 belonged to 'Nicolao' soon after it was written.
Catalogue of the ... collection of Splendid Manuscripts ... formed by M. Guglielmo Libri 1859 no. 1061*.
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Collection contents
Eusebius of Cremona, Epistola de transitu beati Hieronymi; Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics and Treatise on geography
