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Ps.-Aristotle — 15th century, first half

MS. Douce 325

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Title

Ps.-Aristotle — 15th century, first half

Shelfmark

MS. Douce 325

Date

15th century, first half

Language

Latin

Contents

Ps.-Aristotle Secreta secretorum

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

35leaves, in double columns

Binding

Green leather (16th cent. ?) with paper label on side, worn.

Acquisition

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834

Provenance

Francis Douce, 1757–1834

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Title

Translation of Aristotle 'Secretum Secretorum'

Shelfmark

MS. Douce 325

Summary

'Incipit liber moralium de Regimine dominorum, qui alio nomine dicitur Secretum Secretorum ...', as translated from Arabic by 'Philippus', a clerk, and dedicated to Guido de Valencia. The title in the colophon is 'De signis et moribus naturalibus hominum & doctrinis que compilauit ... Aristotiles ...' On the inner last cover is a list of the characteristic weathers of the months, and note of a loan, A.D. 1617 (?), both in German.

Date

written in the first half of the 15th cent.

Language

German

Latin

Physical facet

On parchment, binding: green leather (16th cent. ?) with paper label on side, worn

Physical extent

35 leaves, in double columns

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Collection contents

Douce Manuscripts

Translation of Aristotle 'Secretum Secretorum'

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  • Aristotle, pseudo

  • Douce, Francis, 1757-1834

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