Shelfmark
Sa2.6.01 - Sa2.6.06
Author
Uniform title
[Organon. 1495-1498]
Title
Eis Organon Aristotelous. Anonymon : Hedebiblos Aristotelous logikes paideies. ... Skipio¯nos Karteromachou ... Aldou Manoukiou Basianeos eis philous.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Venetiis : dexteritate Aldi Manucii Romani, M.CCCC.LXXXXV - [1495-1498].
Physical description
5v : ill. ; 31cm. (Fo.)
Note
Colophon vol. 1: "Impressum Venetiis dexteritate Aldi Manucii Romani. Calendis Novembris. M.CCCC.LXXXXV". Vol.2: "Exscriptum Venetiis manu stamnea i domo Aldi manutii Romani, & græcorum studiosi. Mense Februario. M.III D". Vol. 3 lacking colophon. Vol. 4: Venetiis. M.IID. Mense iunio. Apud Aldum et hoc cum privilegio. Vol. 5: Excriptum Venetiis in domo Aldi Manutii Caledis Iunii. M.III D. Et in hoc ipetratu e a dominis Venetis quod i cæteris nostris græcé i pressis.
Note
The works of Theophrastus (usually found in vol. 4) are separately bound and shelved out of sequence at Sa2.6.06.
Note
Title transliterated from Greek.
Note
Misfoliation: vol. 2 leaf 95 is numbered 69, and 98 as 95. There is no leaf 99 although register is complete. Vol. 3 leaf 8 misnumbered 10, leaf 74 misnumbered 79, leaf 77 misnumbered 73. Vol. 4 leaf 18 misnumbered 15, leaf 52 misnumbered 63, leaf 115 misnumbered 99.
Note
Foliation: vol. 1: [234] leaves; vol. 2: [32], 268 leaves; vol. 3: 457, [9] leaves; vol. 4: 209, [13], 210-316, [1] leaves; vol. 5: 116, 42, 12, 121, [1] leaves.
Note
Signatures: vol. 1: A-C8, [Delta]8, E-K8, L-N6, a-c8, d-e6, f-i8, [Kappa]8, l-q8, r-s6. Vol.2: [star]8, [cross]8, [Jerusalem cross]8, [ous]8, [alpha]-[psi]8, [3lambda]8, &8, A-B8, C[Gamma]6, D[Delta]-H[Theta]8, I8, [Kappa]6. Vol. 3: 2a2[alpha]-2z2[psi]10, 2&2[omega]10, 2[Alpha]-2[Pi]10, 2[Rho]12, 2[Sigma]-2[Phi]10, 2[Chi]8, [cross]8. Vol. 4: 4[Alpha]-4[Iota]10, 4[Kappa]4, 4[Lambda]-4[Phi]10, 4[Chi]6, 4[Psi]10, 4[Alpha]-4[Beta]10, 4[Gamma]6, 4[Delta]-4[Iota]10, 4[Kappa]12. Vol. 5: 3[Alpha]3a=3[Mu]3m8, 3[Nu]3n-3[Xi]3o10, [Alpha]a=[Delta]d8, [Epsilon]e10, [Alpha]a-[Beta]b6, 3[Alpha]3a-3[Omicron]3o8, 3[Rho]3o10.
Note
Woodcut initials, head-pieces and borders.
Note
Illustrated with occasional woodcut diagrams.
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Includes indexes.
Note
Foliated: 234 leaves; 467 leaves (plus 1 blank leaf and a gathering of 8 leaves with a fragment of the 'Historia animalium' edited from an MS. by Theodore Gaza); 519 leaves (1-226; 1-116; 1-42; 1-12; 1-121); 330 leaves (ff. 94 and 210 blank, foliated 2-316 =329, 13 leaves omitted. First and last leaves unfoliated).
Note
Vol. 1 dated 1 November 1495, vol. 2 dated January 1497, vol. 3 dated February 1497, vol. 4 dated 1 June 1407, vol. 5 dated June 1498.
Note
The first printed edition of Aldus' collected works.
Note
Edited by Aldo Manuzio, with the assistance of Alexander Bondinus (Agathemeros) the corrector and Scipione Forteguerri.
Formatted contents note
Contents: Also contains: works of Porphyry (in vol. 1), works of Galen (in vol. 2), Philo of Alexandria (in vol. 2), Theophrastus (in vols. 2 and 4) and Alexander of Aphrodisias (in vol. 4). Vol. 3 includes the lives of Aristotle and Theophrastus by Diogenes Laertius and that of the former by John Philoponus, together with Galen's "De philosophi historia", Philo "De mundo", and three works of Theophrastus. Vol. 4 contains the "Historia plantarum", "De causis plantarum", and "Metaphysica" of Theophrastus, together with the "Problemata" of Alexander of Aphrodisias.
Citation/references note
Goff A959; Hain 1657; Proctor 5547, 5555, 5553, 5556, 5565; GKW 2334; BM STC Italian 1465-1600, p.42; ISTC, ia00959000
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton College Library.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Charles Ford.
Provenance
Ms. on title-page recording donation to Eton College by John, Baron Berkley [sic] de Stratton, in 1743. Note in card catalogue that all the volumes, apart from the first part of vol. 4 (Theophrastus 'Historia plantarum' etc) were given to Eton College by John, Baron Berkeley, in 1743. These volumes also have the bookplate of Charles Ford (of Dublin, d. 1743).
Provenance
From card catalogue: the first part of vol. 4 was also presented in 1743, by the Provost of King's, William George.
Binding
17th century red morocco; gold panels; five raised bands; gold-tooled spine; spine title: "Aristole opera: Gr. Aldus... 1495".
Copy-specific note
In this set vol. 2 is wrongly numbered as 3 and 4 as 5. The works of Theophrastus are bound separately with an unnumbered spine.
Copy-specific note
Ms. note on flyleaf of vol. 1: "Philos. Antiq. 38".
Copy-specific note
Previously: Co.1.1-4, Co.1.3-6, Co.1.2-7, Co.1.8-13, Bb.3.1-5, De.3.5-9 and Cb.4.8-12.
Subject
Subject
Philosophy Early works to 1800.
Subject
Science Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Manuzio, Aldo, 1449 or 50 - 1515 editor.
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Philo, of Alexandria.
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Alexander of Aphrodisias.
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Ford, Charles, 1682 - 1743 former owner.
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Berkeley of Stratton, John Berkeley, 1663 - 1697 Baron, donor.
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George, William, 1697 - 1756 former owner.
Added entry--place
Italy Venice.
Identifier
B25524