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Lisa Devriese (éd.), Aristoteles, De coloribus. Translationes Bartholomaei de Messana et Guillelmi de Morbeka, Turnhout, 2025.

Éditeur : Brepols
Collection : Aristoteles Latinus, vol. XVIII 1-2
lxxviii, 57 pages
ISBN : 978-2-503-61463-2
110€ (H.T.)

This volume presents the critical editions of the two Latin medieval translations of pseudo-Aristotle's De coloribus. This natural philosophical treatise on colors was translated from Greek into Latin twice during the thirteenth century. The first translation was undertaken by William of Moerbeke, of which only one partial manuscript remains extant. The second translation was executed by Bartholomew of Messina, of which 80 manuscripts survive. The critical editions of the two translations are preceded by a detailed study of the manuscript transmission and by a comparative examination with their Greek model. Following the editions is a comprehensive Greek-Latin and Latin-Greek index.

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Table of contents

Introduction
De coloribus: Content, Authorship and Reception
The Latin tradition of Bartholomew of Messina's Translation
The Latin Tradition of William of Moerbeke's Translation
The Greek Tradition
Editorial Principles
Bibliography

De coloribus
Translatio Bartholomaei De Messana
Translatio Guillelmi De Morbeka

Indices
Index codicum manuscriptorum
Index nominum

Source : Brepols