Alexander of Aphrodisias; Alessandro Piccolomini, trans. ALEXANDRI APHRODISIENSIS MAXIMI PERIPATETICI, IN QUATUOR LIBROS METEOROLOGICORUM ARISTOTELIS, COMMENTARIO LUCIDISSIMA... Venice: Apud Hieronymum Scotum, 1548. Later vellum binding. Folio; π2 A-H6 I8; [2] 55 leaves (leaf 44 mis-numbered). Roman and italic type; text in Latin. With woodcut devices on title page and colophon, woodcut initials, and numerous illustrations. Adams A687; USTC 808690.

11 3/8 x 8 1/2 in.

From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.

Commentary on Aristotle's works from the important 3rd century Ancient Greek commentator and philosopher.

Light discoloration and scuffing to boards, slight warping; bookseller sticker on paste-down endpaper; writing, later blue ink, losses, and tears to title page not impacting text; several pages with chips and small wormholes at outer margin; damp staining, staining, light toning, and occasional marginalia; lacking front endpaper. A sturdy copy of this important mid-16th-century work.