Cover of Imaging Aristotle

Imaging Aristotle

by Claire Richter Sherman

1995 419 pages eng

History
France, civilization Aristotle Medieval Illumination of books and manuscripts Translating Art and literature Translating and interpreting Illumination of books and manuscripts Philosophy, ancient Greek language Style Medieval Literature Latin language Appreciation French French language Influence Civilization History

Nicole Oresme's translation of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, Politics, and Economics into French from Latin in the 1370s is the subject of Claire Sherman's stunningly illustrated book. Though both the text translations and their images have been studied separately, this is the first time they are …

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