Aquinas (Thomas), Saint.

Diui Thome aquinatis in libru[m] de a[n]i[m]a Aristotelis Expositio Magistri Dominici de flandria ordinis predicato[rum] in eundem libru[m] acutissime questiones [et] annotationes.

      Venice: Per Magistrum Petrum de quarenghis Pergomensem April 7, , 1501 - woodcut of an angel on the title, large woodcut to head of the first leaf, 3 woodcut diagrams in the text, capital spaces, early manuscript marginalia and annotations, printed in double columns, ff. [76], folio, later vellum, light glue remains from removed bookplate on front pastedown, slightly sprung, near fine In this commentary on ‘De Anima’, Aquinas offers the first and most original of his studies of Aristotle. His influential, cogent reading of Aristotle’s notoriously difficult text not only contributes to our understanding of the Greek philosopher but also expresses in full detail Aquinas’s own views on central philosophical topics. Writing at the height of his intellectual powers, Aquinas considers in full detail the nature of the soul, the mind-body problem, the role of the intellect, the character of sensation, and many other related issues. The text was first printed by R. de Novimagio in Venice in 1481, and subsequently in 1485 and 1488. All these editions are scarce. Only three copies are recorded worldwide by OCLC of the present edition of 1501 (Oxford, All Soul’s; Saint Bonaventure and Brigham Young), making this handsome printing very scarce. (Not in Adams)