Ethica ad Nicomadum [Translation by Nicole Oresme]

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Title: Ethica ad Nicomadum [Translation by Nicole Oresme]
Author(s) / Contributor(s): Aristotle
Oresme, Nicole, approximately 1320-1382, translator
Date Issued: 1370/1450
Type of Resource: Manuscript book
Language: Old French, 842-1399
Genre: Treatise
Physical Description: Fol. 1r to 8v of 187 folios: vellum, 37 x 29 cm
Decoration: Red and blue pen-flourished initials
Topic: Notable People
Subject: Nicomachean ethics (Aristotle)
Note(s): Bound ca. 1820 in French boards; Severely damaged by fire, water and mold stains in upper outer corner
Repository: Columbia University, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: Columbia Plimpton MS 283
Provenance: Plimpton, George A. (George Arthur), 1855-1936, former owner
Gift of Plimpton to Columbia University, 1936
Digital Image Rights Holder: Columbia University
Reading Difficulty: Introductory
Time Period: Before 1400