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ARISTOTELES -- THOMAS AQUINAS. Divi Thome Aquinatis in libru[m] de a[n]i[m]a Aristotelis expositio magistri Dominici de flandria ordinis predicator in eundem libru[m] acrissime questiones & annotationes. (Venice, per Petrum de Quarenghis, 7 Apr. 1501). (75) lvs. W. woodcut of an angel on the title-p.. lge woodcut on first text-leaf, sev. figures in the text. Fol. Later full limp vellum w. overl. sides. (Stamp on ti., upper outer corner of first quires a bit frayed, margins cut (in places touching the running title), last blank (N4) lacks, a few old marg. annot., lower margin waterstained in places).
Very rare and early edition of Thomas Aquinas' commentary on Aristotle's De anima. Not in Adams, Soltesz, Machiels. - Only a few copies found worldwide. With stamp "Museo Cavaleri" on the title-page. Michele Cavaleri (1813-1890) was a prominent lawyer in Milan, who collected a vast number of paintings, sculptures, antiquities and books. He negotiated with the city council of Milan to create a museum for his collection, but the council declined. Ernesto Cernuschi bought the entire collection in 1873 and it was shipped to Paris. Cernuschi died in 1896, part of the collection survives at the Musée Cernuschi in Paris, but much of it was sold. Bookplate of L.J.M. Corten on paste down.€ 2000
result € 1800
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