La Politica
“Aristotle is not only one of the great classical philosophers, the master of every branch of ancient knowledge : his method still underlies all modern thinking.” (PMM)
The Aristotle’s Politics of Jacques-Auguste de Thou, The Edict of Nantes’s negociator.
A superb copy preserved in its contemporary gilt vellum bearing Jacques-Auguste de Thou’s arms.
4° [228 X 165 mm] of (22) ll., 232 ll., 67 ll., (2) bl. ll., (3) ll., 70 pp., (1) l.
Contemporary ivory vellum, double gilt fillet on covers, gilt stamped arms in the center, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillet and gilt monogram, gilt edges. Contemporary binding.
[Aristote]. Scaino, Antonio. La politica di Aristotile ridotta in modo di parafrasi.
Roma, Nelle case del Popolo Romano, 1578.
Suivi de : Scaino, Antonio. Sei discorsi sopra diverse materie civili.
Roma, Nelle case del Popolo Romano, 1578.
Suivi de : Scaino, Antonio. In octo Artist. Libros qui extant de repub. Quaestiones.
Roma, Vincentium Accoltum, 1577.
First edition of Antonio Scaino’s Italian version of Aristotle’s Politics.
Adams, A-1926 ; Ascarelli, p. 255 ; BM-STC Italian, p. 53 ; Graesse, I, 218.
Superb copy coming from the great collector Jacques-Auguste de Thou’s Library, preserved in its contemporary gilt vellum binding, with his arms.
« Until today, only two philologists, made important research about the order in Aristotle’s Politics books: Scaino da Salo in the 16th century and Conring of Hemlstadt, sixty years later. In 1577, Scaino da Salo came to the important conclusion that the 7th and 8th books had to be placed after the 3rd and before the 4th. Scaino’s dicussion and work are bright and common sense » (J. Barthélemy Saint-Hilaire).
In the first book, Aristotle describes the essential elements characterizing the State : individuals and things. One can find his theory of natural slavery and on the acquisition and wealth, which constitutes one of the first essay in Political Economics. In his second book, Aristotle analyzes the different political systems ; in the third book, he says that can only exist 3 different types of government : monarchy, aristocracy and republic. In his fourth book one can find his theory on the legislative, executive and judicial functions. The fifth book is dedicated to the revolutions’s theory.
“Aristotle is not only one of the great classical philosophers, the master of every branch of ancient knowledge : his method still underlies all modern thinking.” (PMM)
A beautiful copy, preserved in its contemporary gold vellum bearing Jacques-Auguste de Thou (1553-1617)’s arms.
« Jacques-Auguste de Thou was a negociator for the Edict of Nantes. He was a famous bibliophile and had a very important and beautiful book collection » (Olivier 216),
It comes from Girolamo d’Adda (1815-1881) and Erich von Rath (1881-1948) libraries.
