Epitome of AristotleAlderotti, Taddeo, 1223-1295[ca. 1300]itaManuscript on parchment (palimpsest: written over an unidentified canon law text, 1250-75) of Epitome of Aristotle's Ethics translated into Italian by Taddeo d'Alderotto (ca. 1235-1295).In Italian.Script: Written in a calligraphic notarial hand with tall ascenders and strongly looped forms of letters d and b, above top line.Spaces left for decorative initials remain unfilled.Binding: ca. 1900, England or U.S.A. (?). Quarter bound in orange goatskin with a gold-tooled label on spine ("Aristotle. Ethica, in Italian. XIVth Century") and marbled paper sides. Edges gilt.