Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni (1463-1494)

Three Epistles, written by John Picus, Earle of Mirandula, who died in the yeare ... 1494. The first and the third whereof were written to John Francis, his Nephew, the second to Andrewe Corneus a Nobleman of Italy. Translated out of Latine (The originall) ... by Mr. Thomas More afterwards Lord Chancellor of England. Late 17th cent. transcript. A transcript from the 'Lyfe of Johan Picus Erle of Myrandula with dyvers epystles' printed by Wynkyn de Worde 1510?, according to the B.M. Catalogue. The letters are on ethical and philosophic subjects.

c. 1690

1 volume 2 ll. + 16 ll. + 1 bl. l. folio. 261/2 × 181/2 cm. Unbound.

Purchased 1934.

On the second preliminary leaf is a signed inscription by Charles Brietzcke [1738-1795]: 'I purchased this Book out of the Collection of the Late Antiquary Mr. Martin of Palgrave Suffolk ... 18th May 1774.' (i.e. Charles Martin [1697-1771]).

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).