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Topica
Creator
Title
Topica.
Created
Italy (?) and Mistra (?), [between 1400 and 1500, ca. 1400]
Physical Description
ff. 202 : paper ; 215 x 143 mm.
Language
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Notes
Headings in red.
Binding: Eighteenth century. Italian blind-tooled calf with unidentified arms in gilt on both covers.
In Greek.
Record created by Beinecke staff.
Provenance
Library of Sir Thomas Phillipps (MS 4203). Purchased from H.P. Kraus, 21 January 1974 with funds from the E.J. Beinecke Trust.
Access and use
Material is open for research.
Summary
Manuscript on paper in two parts. Part I: Aristoteles, Topica. First folio of De sophisticis elenchis inserted after f. 137. Many folios replaced on 16th-century paper. Part II: 1) Heraclius (attributed author), Brontologion (Rules for interpreting thunder). 2) Ezra the Prophet (attributed author), Prognosis (Weather prophecies). 3) Stories from the Old Testament. The 2 parts of the book were probably bound together in Venice about 1500.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
December 03, 2010
References
Aristotle, Topica. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Aristotle, Topica. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
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Genre/Form
Manuscripts, Medieval - Italy - 15th century.
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