Imaging Aristotle

  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  ABBREVIATIONS OF PRINCIPAL MANUSCRIPTS
  INTRODUCTION

 collapse sectionPART I—  THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF ORESME'S TRANSLATIONS
 expand section1—  Royal Patronage of Vernacular Translations
 expand section2—  Intellectual and Political Ties between Nicole Oresme and Charles V
 expand section3—  Nicole Oresme as Master of the Texts

 collapse sectionPART II—  PERSONIFICATIONS AND ALLEGORIES AS COGNITIVE AND MNEMONIC SUBJECT GUIDES:  THE PROGRAMS OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN CHARLES V'S COPIES OF THE LIVRE D'ÉTHIQUES
 expand section4—  Preliminary Considerations
 expand section5—  Dedication Frontispieces (Book I)
 expand section6—  Virtue as Queen and Mean (Book II)
 expand section7—  Courage, Moderation, and Their Opposites (Book III)
 expand section8—  Generosity, Magnanimity, Profligacy, and Avarice (Book IV)
 expand section9—  The Centrality of Justice (Book V)
 expand section10—  Guides to the Intellectual Virtues (Book VI)
 expand section11—  Reason and Desire:  Moral Decisions (Book VII)
 expand section12—  Friendship:  Personal and Social Relationships (Book VIII)
 expand section13—  Moral Obligations of Friendship (Book IX)
 expand section14—  Contemplative Happiness and Intellectual Activity (Book X)

 collapse sectionPART III—  PARADIGMS OF THE BODY POLITIC:  THE PROGRAMS OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN CHARLES V'S COPIES OF THE LIVRE DE POLITIQUES AND THE LIVRE DE YCONOMIQUE
 expand section15—  Contrasts and Continuities
 expand section16—  The Six-Forms-of-Government Frontispieces (Book I)
 expand section17—  Classical Authorities on Political Theory (Book II)
 expand section18—  Threats to the Body Politic (Book III)
 expand section19—  Foundations of Political Stability (Book IV)
 expand section20—  Undermining the Body Politic (Book V)
 expand section21—  Good Democracy:  A Pastoral Vision? (Book VI)
 expand section22—  Citizens and Noncitizens (Book VII)
 expand section23—  Education of the Young (Book VIII)
 expand section24—  Family and Household (Book I, Yconomique )
 expand section25—  The Marriage Ceremony (Book II, Yconomique )

  CONCLUSION
 expand sectionAPPENDIX I—  MS A:  ARISTOTLE, ETHICA NICOMACHEA , FRENCH TRANSLATION OF NICOLE ORESME. PARIS, AFTER 1372 (BRUSSELS, BIBLIOTHÈQUE ROYALE ALBERT IER, MS 9505–06)
 expand sectionAPPENDIX II—  MS C:  ARISTOTLE, ETHICA NICOMACHEA , FRENCH TRANSLATION OF NICOLE ORESME. PARIS, 1376 (THE HAGUE, RIJKSMUSEUM MUSEUM MEERMANNO-WESTREENIANUM, MS 10 D 1)
 expand sectionAPPENDIX III—  MS B:  ARISTOTLE, POLITICA AND OECONOMICA , FRENCH TRANSLATION OF NICOLE ORESME. PARIS, 1375–76 (FRANCE, PRIVATE COLLECTION)
 expand sectionAPPENDIX IV—  MS D:  ARISTOTLE, POLITICA AND OECONOMICA , FRENCH TRANSLATION OF NICOLE ORESME. PARIS, 1376  (BRUSSELS, BIBLIOTHÈQUE ROYALE ALBERT IER, MS 11201–02)
 expand sectionAPPENDIX V—  MS B , FOL. 2:  ORESME'S SECOND INSTRUCTION TO THE READER OF THE POLITIQUES
 collapse sectionNotes
 1— Royal Patronage of Vernacular Translations
 2— Intellectual and Political Ties between Nicole Oresme and Charles V
 3— Nicole Oresme as Master of the Texts
 4— Preliminary Considerations
 5— Dedication Frontispieces (Book I)
 6— Virtue as Queen and Mean (Book II)
 7— Courage, Moderation, and Their Opposites (Book III)
 8— Generosity, Magnanimity, Profligacy, and Avarice (Book IV)
 9— The Centrality of Justice (Book V)
 10— Guides to the Intellectual Virtues (Book VI)
 11— Reason and Desire: Moral Decisions (Book VII)
 12— Friendship: Personal and Social Relationships (Book VIII)
 13— Moral Obligations of Friendship (Book IX)
 14— Contemplative Happiness and Intellectual Activity (Book X)
 15— Contrasts and Continuities
 16— The Six-Forms-of-Government Frontispieces (Book I)
 17— Classical Authorities on Political Theory (Book II)
 18— Threats to the Body Politic (Book III)
 19— Foundations of Political Stability (Book IV)
 20— Undermining the Body Politic (Book V)
 21— Good Democracy: A Pastoral Vision? (Book VI)
 22— Citizens and Noncitizens (Book VII)
 23— Education of the Young (Book VIII)
 24— Family and Household (Book I, Yconomique )
 25— The Marriage Ceremony (Book II, Yconomique )
 Conclusion
 APPENDIX I— MS A: ARISTOTLE, ETHICA NICOMACHEA , FRENCH TRANSLATION OF NICOLE ORESME. PARIS, AFTER 1372 (BRUSSELS, BIBLIOTHÈQUE ROYALE ALBERT IER, MS 9505–06)
 APPENDIX II— MS C: ARISTOTLE, ETHICA NICOMACHEA , FRENCH TRANSLATION OF NICOLE ORESME. PARIS, 1376 (THE HAGUE, RIJKSMUSEUM MUSEUM MEERMANNO-WESTREENIANUM, MS 10 D 1)
 APPENDIX III— MS B: ARISTOTLE, POLITICA AND OECONOMICA , FRENCH TRANSLATION OF NICOLE ORESME. PARIS, 1375–76 (FRANCE, PRIVATE COLLECTION)
 APPENDIX IV— MS D: ARISTOTLE, POLITICA AND OECONOMICA , FRENCH TRANSLATION OF NICOLE ORESME. PARIS, 1376 (BRUSSELS, BIBLIOTHÈQUE ROYALE ALBERT IER, MS 11201–02)
 APPENDIX V— MS B , FOL. 2: ORESME'S SECOND INSTRUCTION TO THE READER OF THE POLITIQUES
  ABBREVIATIONS OF FREQUENTLY CITED WORKS
 expand sectionBIBLIOGRAPHY
  PLATE SECTION
 expand sectionINDEX

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