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The critical edition of Memoriale virtutum forms part of the following research project: Alonso de Cartagena. Obras Completas (ACOC). FFI 2014-55902-P (Ministerio de EconomÃa y Competitividad), IP Juan Miguel Valero Moreno.
Cover Illustration: Esc. Q-II-9, f. 1. Title-page of Q, with rubrished titulus, illuminated initial, litterae notabiliores, floral border with animal and human figures, and the arms of SantamarÃa/Cartagena at the foot (see also Figure 5).
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Names: Cartagena, Alonso de, 1385?-1456. Memoriale virtutum. | Cartagena, Alonso de, 1385?-1456. Memoriale virtutum. English. | Morrás, MarÃa, editor. | Lawrance, Jeremy (translator), editor.
Title: Alfonso de Cartagena's 'Memoriale virtutum' (1422) : Aristotle for lay princes in medieval Spain / edition, study, and translation by MarÃa Morrás, Jeremy Lawrance.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2022. | Series: The Iberian religious world, 2213-9141 ; volume 8 | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2022006615 (print) | LCCN 2022006616 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004411159 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004194502 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Aristotle. Nicomachean ethics. | Medieval philosophy.
Classification: LCC B430.C373 A44 2022 (print) | LCC B430.C373 (ebook) | DDC 171/.3âdc23/eng/20220404
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