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Description: In three parts: the Lapidarius attributed to Aristotle, the Quomodo virtutes pretiosorum lapidum augmentantur and the Physiognomia. Signatures: [a¹⁰ b-d⁸ e⁶ (a1, e6 blank)]. Imperfect; initial and final blank leaves (leaves [a]1, [e]6) lacking. Large initial on leaf [a]2r in red and blue, subsequent initials in red or green (some initial spaces left blank); rubrication in red. Binding: panelled calf.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: [1473]
Call number: 89950
Provenance: Bookplate on front pastedown: Bibliotheca Richteriana.
Dimensions: 27 cm (Folio)
Associated people: Aristotle,; Brandis, Lucas,

Incipit liber qui dicit[ur] Secreta secretoru[m] : qui liber tractat de regimine cuiuslibet hominis quem libru[m] scripsit Aristotiles ad Alexandru[m] discipulum suum

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Huntington Library copy divided into two volumes: vol.1 contains [46] pages (gatherings a-b⁸ c⁸(-c8)); vol. 2 contains [90] pages (leaf c8, gatherings d-h⁸ i⁴). Secretum secretorum was a popular, widely disseminated text in the Middle Ages; it was believed to have been written by Aristotle for Alexander the Great. The Latin text of Secretum secretorum was translated from the Arabic Kitab Sirr al-asrar by Philip of Tripoli, early in the thirteenth century. Translated by Philippus Tripolitanus. Also includes John of Wales' De instructione principum (leaves c8r-g8r), and Breviloquium de philosophia sanctorum (leaves g8v-i3r). Chancery quarto, with paper measuring 18.3 x 13.2 cm. Text in one column, measuring approximately 13.3 x 8.5 cm. Signatures: a-b⁸ c⁸(-c8) (a1 blank) [whole work: a-h⁸ i⁴ (a1, i4 blank)]. Imperfect: initial blank leaf (leaf a1) lacking. Initials in red. Binding: half calf with marbled paper.

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Hie nach stend verczeÿchnet die aussgepranten wasser in welicher mass man die zü den gelidern nüczen vn prauchen sol / als den meysten Michel Schrick doctor im der Erczneÿ die beschriben hat vnd ist gar güt vn nüczlich züwissen

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Michael Puff von Schrick's Von den ausgebrannten Wässern. Chancery folio, with paper measuring 25.1 x 18.3 cm. Signatures: [a⁶ b⁴ c⁶ (c6 blank)]. Imperfect: final blank leaf (leaf c6) lacking. Woodcut initials on leaf [a]2r filled in with red; rubrication in red. Binding: blind-tooled calf.

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Incipit libellus de vita [et] moribus philosophorum [et] poetarum

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Chancery quarto, with paper measuring 21.2 x 14.8 cm. Text in one column measuring approximately 12.9 x 7.7 cm. Spaces left for initials. Signatures: [a-m⁸ n⁶ (a1 blank)]. Imperfect: initial blank leaf (leaf [a]1) lacking. Binding errors: leaf d[8] bound before leaf [d]7 and leaves [f]5 and [f]6 bound before leaves [f]3 and [f]4. Initials and rubrication in red. Binding: blue morocco.

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Die natürlichen meister haben in irer schul vnd vbung für genume[n] vn gedisputirt em hübsche gemeine frag. Ob ei[ne]m Ma[n]ne sei zu nemen ein elich Weibe

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Chancery quarto, with paper measuring 21.1 x 14.6 cm; text in one column measuring approximately 12.3 x 8.5 cm. Signatures: [a-c¹⁰ d⁸ e⁶ f-g¹⁰ h-i⁸ k-n¹⁰ (a1 blank)]. Initials in red or blue; rubrication in red. Imperfect: initial blank leaf (leaf a1) lacking. Modern binding using a 15th century German[?] manuscript parchment leaf from antiphonal as a covering.

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Sanctissimo ac cleme[n]tissimo in Christo patri domino: domino Paulo Secu[n]do sacrosancte Romane & uniuersalis ecclesie su[m]mo pastori & po[n]tifici maxi[m]o

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Spaces left on leaves [a]1r and [i]1r for incipits to be added by hand; initial spaces. Signatures: [a-f¹⁰ g⁸ h¹² i-n¹⁰ o-p⁸ *⁴]. Illuminated decorations on leaf [a]1r with blue and maroon flowers with gilt scrolling in Ferrara style, blue capital "S" in gilt panel with red and green fill. Coat of arms [obliterated] in gilt circle in bottom margin. On leaf [i]1r blue and maroon flowers on inner margin with red capital 'M' in gilt panel. Other initials and rubrication in red or blue. Incipits on leaves [a]1r and [i]14 written in red. Binding: mid-18th century Spanish[?] gilt-tooled blue morocco[?].

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Incipit liber qui dicit[ur] Secreta secretoru[m] : qui liber tractat de regimine cuiuslibet hominis quem libru[m] scripsit Aristotiles ad Alexandru[m] discipulum suum

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Huntington Library copy divided into two volumes: vol.1 contains [46] pages (gatherings a-b⁸ c⁸(-c8)); vol. 2 contains [90] pages (leaf c8, gatherings d-h⁸ i⁴). Secretum secretorum was a popular, widely disseminated text in the Middle Ages; it was believed to have been written by Aristotle for Alexander the Great. The Latin text of Secretum secretorum was translated from the Arabic Kitab Sirr al-asrar by Philip of Tripoli, early in the thirteenth century. Translated by Philippus Tripolitanus. Also includes John of Wales' De instructione principum (leaves c8r-g8r), and Breviloquium de philosophia sanctorum (leaves g8v-i3r). Chancery quarto, with paper measuring 18.3 x 13.2 cm. Text in one column, measuring approximately 13.3 x 8.5 cm. Signatures: leaf c8, gatherings d-h⁸ i⁴(i4 blank) [whole work: a-h⁸ i⁴ (a1, i4 blank)]. Initials in red. Binding: half calf with marbled paper.

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