8 JONATHAN A. HILL 4. ALDINI, Giuseppe Antonio. Instituzioni Glittografiche, o sia Della maniera di conoscere la qualità, e natura delle gemme incise, e di giudicare del contenuto, e del pregio delle medesime. viii, 349 pp. 8vo, early 19th-cent. sheep-backed marbled boards (occasional light foxing), flat spine gilt. Cesena: G. Biasini, 1785. $2750.00 First edition of a book which is rather rare on the market; I have not had a copy before and there was no copy in the Freilich sale. “Virtually an abbreviated encyclopedia of the major aspects of gem engraving. Topics include history of the art, principal gemstones and materials used, names of Greek and Roman gem engravers and their most important productions, the several gem engraving schools in Italy and elsewhere, a description of the Museum Odeschalcum, its history, contents, etc., comments on books written about engraved gems by Agostini, Gori, Passeri, Ficoroni, Galeotti and others, abraxoid gems, talismanic gems and others of supposed magical power, with remarks on the superstitions and lore attending them, fake gems and the methods of making them and how they can be detected, and lastly, remarks on the organization of engraved gem collections and some famous cabinets, especially in Italy.”–Sinkankas 66. Very nice copy. É Cicognara 2730–(with an incorrect date). Classic Commentaries 5. ARISTOTELES. Commentaria…Egidii Romani in libros de generatione & corruptione Aristotelis cum textu intercluso singulis locis. Questiones…super primo libro de generatione nunc quidem primum in publicum prodeuntes. Questiones…Doctoris Marsilii Inguem in prefatos libros de generatione…Item questiones…Magistri Alberti de saxonia in eosdem libros de gene. ultra nusq impresse. Woodcut initials & woodcut publisher’s device at end. Two columns, Gothic type. 155, [1] leaves. Folio, attractive antique vellumbacked wooden boards (lower outer blank corners of a number of leaves repaired, occasional staining). [Venice: B. Locatellus for O. Scotus, 6 Sept. 1504]. $6000.00 An important early edition of Aristotle’s De Generatione et Corruptione; this is, I believe, the first to contain the three additional commentaries of Egidio Colonna (d. 1316), Marsilius of Inghen (d. 1396), and Albert of Saxony (ca. 1316- 90). The De Generatione et Corruptione is one of Aristotle’s most important writings on physics and natural science and was written during his years at Plato’s Academy. Colonna (d. 1316), also known as Giles of Rome, was a disciple of Thomas Aquinas while a student in Paris. Colonna was the first Augustinian appointed
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