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The secret of secrets : the scholarly career of a pseudo-Aristotelian text in the Latin Middle Ages
- Title
- The secret of secrets : the scholarly career of a pseudo-Aristotelian text in the Latin Middle Ages / Steven J. Williams.
- Author
- Williams, Steven J.
- Publication
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2003.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 03-7993 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xiv, 481 p.; 24 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 431-471) and index.
- Contents
- The contents and the formation of the Secret of secrets -- John of Seville and the introduction of the Secret of secrets to the West -- Philip of Tripoli and the complete translation of the Secret of secrets -- From the Holy Land to Europe : the first stage of circulation -- Textual history and the myth of an official expurgation -- The scholarly reception of the Secret of secrets. Part 1: Success -- The scholarly reception of the Secret of secrets. Part 2: The limits of success -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: John of Seville's prologue to the Epistola -- Appendix 2: Philip of Tripoli's prologue to the Secret of secrets -- Appendix 3: Manuscripts of the Secret of secrets to circa 1325 -- Appendix 4: commentaries -- Appendix 5: Early printings of the Latin Secret of secrets.
- Call Number
- JFE 03-7993
- ISBN
- 0472113089 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2002015814
- OCLC
- 50761389
- Author
- Williams, Steven J.
- Title
- The secret of secrets : the scholarly career of a pseudo-Aristotelian text in the Latin Middle Ages / Steven J. Williams.
- Imprint
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2003.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 431-471) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 03-7993