| Imaging Aristotle |
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
| ABBREVIATIONS OF PRINCIPAL MANUSCRIPTS |
| INTRODUCTION |
 | PART I— THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF ORESME'S TRANSLATIONS |
 | 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 |
| PART II— PERSONIFICATIONS AND ALLEGORIES AS COGNITIVE AND MNEMONIC SUBJECT GUIDES: THE PROGRAMS OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN CHARLES V'S COPIES OF THE LIVRE D'ÉTHIQUES |
| 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) |
| PART 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 |
| 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 |
| Notes |
| • | 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 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| PLATE SECTION |
| INDEX |