Treatises.
Subject
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Scope Note: Formal and systematic written expositions of the principles of a subject, generally longer and more detailed than essays.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
15th-century manuscript containing 'De vero et falso bono' of Bartolomeo Platina in the hand of Bartolomeo Sanvito.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.18.7.16
Scope and Contents
Manuscript produced in Italy, either in late 1471 or early 1472, after the election of Sixtus IV to the Papacy. The work is a dedication copy to Pope Sixtus IV of a moral treatise, consisting of three dialogues written by Bartolomeo Sacchi, more commonly known as Bartolomeo Platina. This is the second version of the dialogue, with an earlier version called 'De falso ac vero bono' dedicated to Pope Paul II. The work starts with a dedication to Sixtus IV by Bartolomeo Platina on...
Dates:
[?1471-?1472]
Late 15th-century manuscript containing 'Moralium dogma philosophorum' attributed to Guillaume de Conches, bound with 3 incunabula.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.18.7.5
Scope and Contents
15th-century manuscript produced in Italy containing the 'Moralium dogma philosophorum' attributed to Guillaume de Conches. The script and watermark evidence suggest that the manuscript is a work of the late 15th century, probably 1470 and after. The manuscript is the work of one scribe using an Italian humanistic script with 26 lines to a page.The contents of the volume are as follows:Pasted to the inner of the front board is a letter from J. B. Oldham, Librarian,...
Dates:
Late 15th century.
Photocopies of a transcript of Sir Robert Sibbald, "Account of the Rights of the Professors of Medicine".
Item
Identifier: Acc.4859
Dates:
18th century.