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ARISTOTELES -- PATRICIUS, F. (Patrizi/Petric). Discussionum peripateticarum tomi IV. Quibus Aristotelicæ Philosophiæ universa Historia atque Dogmata cum Veterum Placitis collata, eleganter & erudite declarantur. (2nd ed.). Basel, P. Perna, 1581. 4 parts in 1 vol. (4), 479, (1), (28) pp. W. large woodcut ti-vign., & 4 identical woodcut portrs. on each section ti. Fol. Cont. vellum bind. w. later added early 17th c. pigskin spine. (Bind. dam./soiled, vellum on back cover partly gone, ties fail, free endpapers gone, general ti. soiled, last leaf loose, a few tiny wormholes, a few stains, sl. age-toned).
"His thought is a characteristic blend of Platonism and natural philosophy, with a very strong anti-Aristotelian bent. The latter critical tendency is developed in his Discussiones peripateticae" (DSB). - Rare complete copy. VD 16, P 915; Adams P435; DSB X, 416.€ 500
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