The History of Logic Collection is made up of ten bound manuscripts concerning
ancient Greek logic and ethics, spanning circa 1630-1786. Each item has a designated
shelf mark (Logic Ms. 1 through Logic Ms. 10) and the items are organized by shelf
mark number.
All of the manuscripts contain personal commentaries on Aristotle's works,
particularly the Categories, Analytics, and Ethics. Also present are
remarks on Porphyry (circa 234-circa 305), a Neoplatonist philosopher who wrote his
own commentary on Aristotle. The Latin translation of this work, Isagoge (Introduction),
became a standard medieval textbook on logic, and is mentioned extensively in the
collection. The influence of Porphyry on these authors is clear; his famous diagram,
the "Porphyrian tree" (arbor
porphyriana), which illustrates his hierarchical division of substance,
is included in many of the manuscripts.
Four of the manuscripts are signed and originated from France, Italy, and Spain.
These four manuscripts were written by a Capuchin friar in Palermo (Antoninum
Burgio), a Jesuit priest in Naples (Francesco Giordano), a scholar at the University
of Valencia (Josepho Perez), and a scholar at the College of Saint-Vaast (Petro de
Bevel). The authors model the organization of their works on the teachings of
Aristotle and Porphyry. The commentaries generally take the form of a series of
questions and answers or claims and responses / refutations. The manuscripts, in
turn, are divided into chapters and sub-topics.
The texts are written in Latin, with the occasional appearance of Ancient Greek, as
well as portrait captions in French and Spanish. These portraits are featured in
three of the volumes and depict famous philosophers, such as Aristotle, Plato, and
Porphyry, as well as religious images, such as the birth of Jesus and saints. Many
of the manuscripts contain personal markings made by the various owners, such as
short prayers, signature practice, and notes.
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Logic Ms. 1. Burgio, Antoninum. Logica
(spine title). Italy: 1631-1632; 248 leaves. Written in Latin. Acquired
from Ambrosiana, 1980 (R8171). Contents include: |
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Breves dialecticae institutiones ad totam logicam facilius
intelligendam. Dated 24 July 1631. Includes tables and diagrams
within text. Organized into eight chapters with the following
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1. fol. 3r-6r: Untitled introduction; |
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2. fol. 6r-25v: Liber Primus: de divisione Soni; |
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3. fol. 25v-30r: Tractatus Secundus: de Quinque
Praedicabilibus; |
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4. fol. 30v-45r: Tractatus Tertius: de decem
Pr[a]edicamentis; |
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5. fol. 45r-60v: Quartus Tractatus: Argumentatio; |
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6. fol. 61r-68v: Quintus Tractatus: de Syllogismo
Topico; |
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7. 69r-73r: Tractatus Sextus: Syllogismo
Sophistico; |
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8. 73v-80r: Tractatus Septimus: de Parvis
Logicalibus; |
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9. 81r-88v: Tractatus Octavus: de Syllogismo
demonstratis. |
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In universam Aristotelis logica[m] subtilis ac brevis
expositio per admodum R.P.F. Antoninum a Burgio ordinis minoru[m]
sa[n]cti fra[n]cisci capuccinorum in hac Panormi provincia
lectore[m] concionatore[m]que inclitum. Dated 24 August 1632.
Marginal annotations and deletions in another hand. Organized into
four books with the following headings: |
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1. fol. 89r-89v: Praesatio; |
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2. fol. 89v-133r: de Natura Entis Rationis; |
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3. fol. 134r-163r: de Quinque Praedicabilibus; |
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4. fol. 165r-218v: de Decem Praedicamentis; |
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5. fol. 218v-247v: de Propositione et
Syll[ogismo]; |
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6. fol. 247v-248r: Index. |
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Logic Ms. 2. Giodano, Francesco.
Isagoge in Aristotelis Logicam, R.P. Francisci Iordani, societ[as] Jesu
in collegio neap[olitan]. Italy: 1649; 72 leaves. Written in Latin.
Acquired from Jenkins and Company, 1975 (R6625). Diagrams included.
Organized into three disputationes, each of which contains four
quaestiones, with the following headings: |
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Disputatio I: de simplici rerum apprehentione iisque omnibus
quae cu[m] rudi illius notitia connectuntur: |
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1. fol. 3v-10r: Quaestio prima: de Sonis ac
Vocibus; |
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2. fol. 10r-13v: Quaestio secunda: de Vocibus Significativis
in particulari; |
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3. fol. 13v-25r: Quaestio tertia: de varia acceptione [t]um
nominum [t]um verborum; |
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4. fol. 25v-26v: Quaestio ultima: de ipsa simplici reru[m]
Apprehensione; |
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Disputatio II: de Iudicio: |
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1. fol. 27r- 30v: Quaestio prima: de Oratione in genere ex
partibus illius; |
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2. fol. 30v-37r: Quaestio secunda: de Propietatibus seu
affectibus Partium Enunciationis; |
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3. fol. 37r-40v: Quaestio tertia: de divisione
Enunciationis; |
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4. fol. 40v-46v: Quaestio ultima: de Affectionibus seu
Propietatib[us] Enu[n]ciationis; |
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Disputatio III: de Tertia Intellectus Operatione: |
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1. fol. 46v-50r: Quaestio prima: de
Argumentatione; |
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2. fol. 50r-61r: Quaestio secunda: de Argumentatione pressius
sumpta pro ut scilicet...; |
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3. fol. 61r-62v: Quaestio tertia: de Inventione Medii Termini
in quovis Syllogismo; |
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4. fol. 62v-72v: Quaestio ultima: de Modis Disserendi in
Particulari. |
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Logic Ms. 3. Perez, Josepho.
Philos[oph]iae rationalis Logica vulgo nu[n]cupata secundu[m] mente[m]
Arist[otelis], nostriq[ue] Angelici Praeceptoris doctrinam, atq[ue]
nostra Valentinae Universitatis statutis consona. Valencia, Spain: 1758;
85 leaves (originally paginated 1-160, majority of page numbers cut
off). Written in Latin. Ex libris Josephi Altêd. Acquired in 1969
(Angelelli order). Engraved title page. Five engravings bound in, with
captions in both Latin and Spanish. Fold-out chart included. Contents
include: |
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1. fol. 2v-28r: Liber primus: de proemialibus
logicae; |
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2. fol. 28r-35v: Liber s[ecundus]: de ente
rationis; |
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3. fol. 35v-70v: Liber t[ertius]: de universali; |
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4. fol. 70v-74r: Liber [quartus]: de veritate et falsitate
enuntiationum; |
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5. fol. 74v-85v: Liber [quintus]: de demonstratione in duos
libros posteriorum Aristoteles. |
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Logic Ms. 4. Logica Vedastin (spine
title), recorded by Petro de Bevel. France: 1785-1786; 202 leaves.
Written in Latin. From the Abbey of Saint-Vaast, Arras. Acquired in
1969? (Angelelli order)? Contents include: |
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Winge, Hilario. Logica major, dictata a R. Domino Hilario
Winge, p[hiloso]phiae professore Collegii Vedastionis primario;
recepta vero a me Petro de Bevel, Ejusdem Collegii alumno. Engraved
title page, frontispiece and table, dated 25 May 1786. Signed by P.
de Bevel. Originally paginated 1-232. Organized into five parts with
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1. fol. 3r-28v: Institutiones P[hiloso]phicae; |
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2. fol. 29r-58r: Logica pars prima: de
percpeptione; |
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3. fol. 58r-102r: Lo[gic]a pars se[cund]a: de
judi[c]io; |
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4. fol. 102r-115r: Lo[gic]a pars tertia: de
discursu; |
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5. fol. 115r-120r: Lo[gic]a pars quarta: de
methodo. |
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Lorquin, Vigor. Logica Vedastina minor, dictata a R. Dom[ino]
Vigore Lorquin, recepta vero a me Petro de Bevel. Engraved title
page and frontispiece, dated 25 May 1786. Signed at the end by Petro
de Bevel, dated 21 December 1785. Organized into four parts with the
following headings: |
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1. fol. 3r-4v: Lo[gic]a elementaris; |
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2. fol. 4v-18r: Lo[gic]a pars prima: De signis p[er]ceptione
ac manifestativis; |
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3. fol. 18r-55r: Lo[gic]a pars s[ecunda]: De signo judicii
manifestatio; |
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4. fol. 55r-82v: Lo[gic]a pars t[ertia]: De signo discursus
interni manifestatio. |
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Logic Ms. 5. Commentaries on
Aristotle, 18th century; 210 leaves. Written in Latin with some Greek
citations. Formerly the property of Bishop Bulsér. Bookplate of William
Wollascott, Esq. Acquired from Jenkins and Company, 1973 (R5374). One
diagram laid in. Contents include: |
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Commentarius in logicam Aristotelis. Originally paginated
1-260, with some page numbers now cut off. Contents
include: |
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1. fol. 1r-11r: Commentarius in logicam
Aristotelis; |
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2. fol. 11v-23r: Commentarius ad Logicam; |
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3. fol. 24r-59r: In Isagogen porphirii; |
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4. fol. 59r-105v: In Categoris Artis; |
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5. fol. 106r-113r: In Librum de Interpraetatione; |
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6. fol. 113r-124v: In Analytyca ceu Libros
analyticorum; |
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7. fol. 124r-130v: In Libros topicos et Elencos. |
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Commentarium in Ethicam. Originally paginated 1-164, with
numerous page numbers either not filled in or now cut off. Contents
include: |
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1. fol. 1r-7v: Commentarius in Ethicam: Praeludia
moralia; |
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2. fol. 8r-68r: In Decem Ethicorum Nichomachiorum
Libros; |
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3. fol. 68v-73r: In Oeconomicam et Politicam; |
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4. fol. 73r-80r: Brevissima Politica. |
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Logic Ms. 6. Commentarius in
Phi[losophi]am Ar[istote]lis, 1697; 49 leaves (original foliation is
3-71, fol. 4-16 lacking). Written in Latin. Acquired from George
& Vera Nador, 1981 (R9013). Title page with text in spade
design. Diagram included. Engraved frontispiece (from another
manuscript?) loose inside: Ph[ilosoph]iae pars [prim]a id est: Logica
tractatus [prim]us: in Isagogen Porphirii. Contents include: |
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1. fol. 3r-22v: De universalibus in genere; |
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2. fol. 23r-30v: De genere; |
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3. fol. 30v-36v: [De species et…?]; |
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4. fol. 37r-43r: De differentia; |
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5. fol. 43r-43v: De proprio; |
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6. fol. 43v-46v: De accidente; |
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7. fol. 46v-49v: In qua [eraminatur?]. |
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Logic Ms. 7. Commentary on Philosophy,
18th century; 177 leaves. Written in Latin. Acquired in 1978 from
Jenkins and Company (R8218). Contents include: |
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[Philosophia Logicae?]: |
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1. fol. 1r-4r: Disputatio proemialis: de ph[ilosoph]ia in
universum spectata; |
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2. fol. 4r-16r: Liber [prim]us: Logica
Compendium; |
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3. fol. 19r-34r: Liber [secund]us: De na[tur]a
Lo[gic]ae; |
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4. fol. 34v-89v: Liber [terti]us: De
apprehensione; |
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5. fol. 91r-105v: Liber [quart]us: De iudicio; |
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6. fol. 107r-119v: Liber [quint]us: De discursa. |
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Philosophia Moralis. Bound in are an engraved title page
(blank), an engraved table of philosophical terms, and eight
engraved portraits of Aristotle (fol. 18v), Philo of Alexandria
(fol. 35r), Descartes (fol. 90v), Plato (fol. 106v), Socrates (fol.
126v), Saint Augustine (fol. 140r), Saint Catharina of Alexandria
(fol. 153v), and Saint Thomas Aquinas (fol. 185v). Each portrait,
excluding Saint Catharina, has a descriptive caption in French,
except that for Saint Augustine, in Latin. Each individual book
(liber) was originally paginated. Contents include: |
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1. fol. 127r-128r: De na[tur]a phi[losophi]a
moralis; |
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2. fol. 128r-152v: Liber [prim]us: De
Beatitudine; |
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3. fol. 154r-184v: Liber [secund]us: [De actib?
huis]; |
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4. fol. 186r-193v: Liber [quart]us: [de diis actioum
huarum?]. |
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Logic Ms. 8. In Aris[totel]is
Diale[ctic]am, circa 1630; 141 leaves (foliated as 143). Written in
Latin. Acquired from Ambrosiana, 1978 (R8171). Notes and practice script
in pen and pencil throughout. Headings are as follows: |
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1. fol. 1r-21r: In Aris[totel]is Diale[ctic]am; |
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2. fol. 22r-59r: Comentarii supra Isagogi Porphyrii ad
cathegoria Arist[oteli]s; |
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3. fol. 59v-87r: Comentarii in libros predicamentorum
Aristotelis; |
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4. fol. 88r-103v: Commentarii in libros
perihermenias; |
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5. fol. 105r-108v: Commentarii in libros Aristot[elis] de
priori analysi; |
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6. fol. 110r-142r: Commentarii in libros posteriori analysi
seu resolutione. |
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Logic Ms. 9. Philosophia
Peripatetica, circa 1690; 200 leaves. Written in Latin. Bound in are six
engraved portraits of philosophers with captions in French, and eight
engravings of tables and diagrams. Engraved bookplate of Edward Fest
Kelly. Acquired from George & Vera Nador, 1979 (R8380). Contents
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1. fol. 2r-7v: Philosophia Peripatetica; |
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2. fol. 8r-31r: Introductio ad Logica[m]; |
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3. fol. 31v-91v: Logica seu pars philosophiae prima: Logica
liber primus: Logica Aristotelica; |
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4. fol. 92r-129r: Logica liber secundus: Logica scholastica
seu concertationes in Logicam; |
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5. fol. 131r-148r: Ethica sive Philosophiae pars
secunda; |
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6. fol. 148v-189v: Philosophiae Moralis Liber
secundus; |
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7. fol. 190r-196v: Compendium Logicae seu explicatio
positionum Logicarum; |
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8. fol. 197r-200v: Index. |
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Logic Ms. 10. Logica (spine title),
1678-1679; 177 leaves. Written in Latin. Bookplate of Elie Bertrand P.
Acquired from R. Hartman Antiquariat, 1987 (R11352); originally
designated HRC 184 in the Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts
Collection; transferred, 2009. Begins with a short introduction
(Observationes in Logicam, fol. 1r-1v), and is then organized into two
main sections, the first of which is preceded by an index (fol. 3r-4v).
The second section is composed of nine examen. Contents
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Totius Logicae Curriculum: Quod conscripsit Ludovicus
Alverius sub praesidio Dom. Domini LaMande, Professoris
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1. fol. 6r-10r: Proemium totius philosophiae; |
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2. fol. 10r-13v: Proemium logica; |
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3. fol. 13v-52r: De logica terminis prior pars; |
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4. fol. 53r-103r: Institu[ti]onum logicaru[m] pars posterior:
de instrumentis sine modis dissevendi de quovis
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Logicae Pars Polemica Seu Elenchica: |
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1. fol. 105v-116r: Examen primum: Doctrina proemium
philosophiae; |
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2. fol. 116r-124r: Examen [secund]um: Doctrina proemium
lo[gic]a[e]; |
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3. fol. 124r-128r: Examen tertium: Doctrina termini logici in
genere spectati; |
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4. fol. 128r-132r: Examen quartum: Doctrina
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5. fol. 132v-149r: Examen quintum: Doctrina universalium et
praedicabilium logicorum; |
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6. fol. 149r-153v: Examen sextu[m]: Doctrina
cathegoriarum; |
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7. fol. 153v-161r: Examen septimum: Doctrina
enuncia[ti]onis; |
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8. fol. 161r-168r: Examen octavum: Doctrina definitionis et
divisionis; |
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9. fol. 168v-173v: Examen nonum: Doctrina
arg[u]m[en]ta[ti]onis; |
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10. fol. 175r-177r: Theses Ex Universa Logica
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