1570 PHILOSOPHY by Francesco PatriziVantique w/ ORIGINAL 16th CENTURY BINDING

img{max-width:100%} Patrizi, F. Compendiosa Epitome Commentariorum Francisci Patritii Senensis Episcopi, in Duas Partes Secta. Paris, Hieronymus de Marnef and Guillaume Cavellat, 1570 392,(28)p., Original gilt calf Size 3 1/4 by 4 3/4" scattered old annotations in the first part. Rebacked with modern cloth text in Latin ==================================== Francesco Patrizi (1529 Cres, Republic of Venice (now Croatia) - 1597 Rome, Papal States) Franciscus Patricius was a philosopher and scientist from the Republic of Venice, originating from Cres. He was known as a defender of Platonism and an opponent of Aristotelianism. His national origin differs in sources, and he is described both as Croatian and as Italian. Patricius initially dedicated his studies to Aristotelian Philosophy at the University of Padua, but turned to Platonism while still a student. He became a sharp, high-profile opponent of Aristotelianism, with whom he grappled