Aristotle, Physica, in Latin, single leaf from a decorated manuscript on vellum single leaf, 85mm. by 211mm., written space 120mm. by 219mm., 30 lines in brown ink in two sizes of a single early Gothic bookhand, three tables within the text and two substantial marginal comments, one large 2-line simple initial in red (opening book 7 of the work), recovered from a binding and hence a little defective with some staining to verso, a small hole (with loss of only 3 letters on verso and none on recto), and slight trimming to inner vertical edge of leaf removing the last letters of each line of the commentary, else in good condition
Aristotle, Physica, in Latin, single leaf from a decorated manuscript on vellum single leaf, 85mm. by 211mm., written space 120mm. by 219mm., 30 lines in brown ink in two sizes of a single early Gothic bookhand, three tables within the text and two substantial marginal comments, one large 2-line simple initial in red (opening book 7 of the work), recovered from a binding and hence a little defective with some staining to verso, a small hole (with loss of only 3 letters on verso and none on recto), and slight trimming to inner vertical edge of leaf removing the last letters of each line of the commentary, else in good condition
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