Lot 973
973
ALDINE PRESS -- ODONI, R. Discorso per via peripatetica, oue si dimostra, se l'anima, secondo Aristotele, è mortale, o immortale. Venice, Aldus, 1557. (4), xxxvi lvs. W. woodcut Aldine device on ti-p. Fine 19th c. full red mor. w. raised bands, dec. gilt back, gilt Aldine anchor on front side, sides ruled in gilt, a.e.g. (Lower blank outer margin waterstained/affected by humidity (espec. at beginning and end), some previous owner entries on free endpaper).
Rinaldo Odoni was a 16th-century Italian philosopher and scholar associated with the Peripatetic tradition, which follows the teachings of Aristotle. In this discourse, Odoni examines the nature of the soul, engaging with Aristotelian philosophy to explore whether the soul is mortal or immortal. - Adams O-82; Renouard 170:3; Aldine Press 513.€ 300
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