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Lediglich der Schutzumschlag weist leichte Gebrauchsspuren auf, sonst sehr sauber und ohne Anstreichungen / only the dust jacket shows slight signs of usage, otherwise very clean and without markings. - CONTENTS List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Abbreviations of Principal Manuscripts Introduction PART I THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF oresme�s translations I. Royal Patronage of Vernacular Translations 2. Intellectual and Political Ties between Nicole Oresme and Charles V 3. Nicole Oresme as Master of the Texts PART II PERSONIFICATIONS AND ALLEGORIES AS COGNITIVE AND MNEMONIC SUBJECT GUIDES: The Programs of Illustrations in Charles V�s Copies of the Livre d��iques 4. Preliminary Considerations 5. Dedication Frontispieces (Book I) 6. Virtue as Queen and Mean (Book II) 7. Courage, Moderation, and Their Opposites (Book III) 8. Generosity, Magnanimity, Profligacy, and Avarice (Book IV) 9. The Centrality of Justice ( Book V) 10. Guides to the Intellectual Virtues (Book VI) 11. Reason and Desire: Moral Decisions (Book VII) 12. Friendship: Personal and Social Relationships (Book VIII) 13. Moral Obligations of Friendship (Book IX) 14. Contemplative Happiness and Intellectual Activity (Book X) PART III PARADIGMS OF THE BODY POLITIC: The Programs of Illustrations in Charles V�s Copies of the Livre de politiques and the Livre de yconomique 15. Contrasts and Continuities 16. The Six-Forms-of-Government Frontispieces (Book I) 17. Classical Authorities on Political Theory (Book II) 18. Threats to the Body Politic (Book III) 19. Foundations of Political Stability (Book IV) 20. Undermining the Body Politic ( Book V) 21. Good Democracy: A Pastoral Vision? (Book VI) 22. Citizens and Noncitizens (Book VII) 23. Education of the Young (Book VIII) 24. Family and Household (Book I, Yconomique) 25. The Marriage Ceremony (Book II, Yconomique) Conclusion Appendix I MS A Appendix II MS C Appendix III MS B Appendix IV MS D Appendix V MS B, fol. 2, Oresme�s Second Instruction to the Reader of the Politiques Abbreviations of Frequently Cited Works Notes Bibliography Index. ISBN 9780520083332