Gaietani [de] Thyenis Vince[n]tini philosophi preclarissimi R[e]colecte sup[er] octo libros Physico[rum] Aristotilis incipiunt feliciter

Tiene, Gaetano, 1387-approximately 1462, Burndy Library, donor · [Treviso : Johannes de Hassia] · 2 pictures

A late fifteenth-century incunabulum printed in Treviso, probably by Johannes de Hassia, containing Gaetano da Thiene's commentary on Aristotle's Physics, a scholarly text for university students and scholars; the copy came to the Burndy Library, donated to the Smithsonian. The first picture is a woodcut of Atlas kneeling beneath a armillary sphere with zodiac and constellation labels, a bold graphic emblem of cosmic order; the second is a modern bookplate with a red compass rose star and a hand-written call number, useful for its simple two-colour mark-making.

Criticism and interpretation · Physics · Science, Ancient · Illumination of books and manuscripts · Incunabula · Aristotle. Physics · Aristotle -- Criticism and interpretation -- Early works to 1800 · Physics -- Early works to 1800 · Science, Ancient -- Early works to 1800 · Illumination of books and manuscripts -- Specimens · Incunabula -- Specimens

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