Nicole Oresme: Treatise on the Origin, Nature, Law, and Alterations of Money

Ms Latin 8733 A Bibliothèque nationale de France (Paris, France)

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Alternative Titles: Nicolaus Oresmius: Tractatus de Origine et Natura, Iure & Mutationibus Monetarum
Nikolaus von Oresme: Traktat über den Ursprung, die Natur, das Gesetz und die Abwertung des Geldes
Tractatus de origine, natura, ihre et mutationibus monetarum
Nicolai Oresmii, Lexoviensis Episcopi, tractatus de origine et natura, jure et mutationibus monetarum
Type: Manuscript on parchment
Date: Ca. 1485
Epochs: Late Middle Ages Onwards
Style: Renaissance
Genre: Treatises / Secular Books
Language: Latin
Illustrations: The first page is magnificently illuminated with a large miniature, a surrounding border, and a large decorated initial; the rest of the manuscript is decorated and structured with further decorated initials.
Content: Treatise on Monetary Economics
Artist / School: Nicole Oresme (author)

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#1 Nicolaus Oresmius: Tractatus de Origine et Natura, Iure & Mutationibus Monetarum

Limited Edition: 500 copies

Binding: Dark brown leather binding

Commentary: 1 volume (219 pp.) by François Avril, Odd Langholm, Dieter Lindenlaub, Bertram Schefol, and Hans Tietmeyer
Language: German

1 volume: Exact reproduction of the original document (extent, color and size) Reproduction of the entire original document as detailed as possible (scope, format, colors). The binding may not correspond to the original or current document binding.

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Nicole Oresme: Treatise on the Origin, Nature, Law, and Alterations of Money