Manuscripts from England > 15th-century manuscript of 'Le livre des meurs du gouvernement des seignieurs', a translation of the pseudo-Aristotelian 'Secretum secretorum'

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15th-century manuscript of 'Le livre des meurs du gouvernement des seignieurs', a translation of the pseudo-Aristotelian 'Secretum secretorum'
DescriptionThe manuscript was produced in England. It contains a translation into French of the Pseudo-Aristotelian 'Secretum Secretorum', or 'Secret of Secrets', itself a translation of the Arabic 'Kitab sirr al-asrar', ostensibly a letter to Alexander the Great from Aristotle. The work is intended as a didactic piece in the 'Mirror for Princes' tradition and covers a range of topics including statecraft, alchemy, magic, astronomy, and ethics. The manuscript was written and illuminated for an heir to the English throne, possibly for Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (1453-1471), son of King Henry VI.
ShelfmarkAdv.MS.18.7.4
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