1. Le secret des secrets, Brittany, ca. 1425-50.
- Curatorial Notes:
- In this Middle French version of the Secret of Secrets, a miniature shows the author or translator presenting a book to the enthroned King of France. This pseudonymous treatise is framed as a letter from Aristotle to his pupil, Alexander the Great, in which the philosopher offers advice on such secret topics as alchemy and the art of kingship. This subject matter made the text particularly appropriate as a gift for royalty, often in elaborate presentation copies.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Robert Garrett, 1942, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Publisher:
- [France] : [producer not identified], [between 1425 and 1450]
- View in catalog:
- https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/99113442483506421