In libros Aristotelis De anima et Metaphisicos : Commentarii II

Name:

Fyrbas, Simon; Husek, Isaac

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1632

Description:

Two works of Aristotelian scholastic philosophy, the first on the soul, the second on metaphysics. The first work covers the tripartite nature of the soul, the soul's relation to the body, the five senses, consciousness (sensus internus), the intellect, and whether the soul is immortal. The latter deals with being (ens), analogy, and the difference between substance, essence, and existence. It also discusses separate substances, angels, and divine simplicity. A letter from Isaac Husek dated 1933 about this manuscript is tipped in at the beginning. Most pages include marginal annotations in a contemporary hand.

Language:

Latin

Provenance:

Gift of Charles Walts Burr (Library of the University of Pennsylvania bookplate, inside upper cover).

Subject:

Aristotle Criticism and interpretation Early works to 1800; Aristotle. De anima Early works to 1800; Aristotle. Metaphysics Early works to 1800; Aristotle; Soul -- Early works to 1800; Soul; Metaphysics -- Early works to 1800; Metaphysics; Scholasticism; Criticism and interpretation

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); codices (bound manuscripts); commentaries; Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, European

Physical Description:

266 leaves : paper; 197 x 151 (150 x 88) mm bound to 205 x 162 mm

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title from title page (f. 1r).; Table of contents: 1. f.1r-196r: De anima.; Table of contents: 2. f.198r-252r: In libros Metaphysicorum Aristotelis.; Table of contents: 3. f.253r-259r: Index in libros Aristotelis de anima.; Collation: Paper, iii + 261 + ii; 1¹⁰ 2-24⁸ 25⁴ 26-29⁸ 30⁶ 31-32⁸ 33¹⁰; modern foliation in pencil, lower right recto; contemporary pagination in ink [iii], 2-501, [i], 1-13, [v], upper outer corners.; Layout: Written in 20 long lines; text block outlined in drypoint, some section headings ruled in lead.; Script: Written in a cursive script.; Watermark: Unidentifiable; shield with three stars on face, curved upper corners, and crescent on top.; Decoration: Illustrated border on title page with trees, a prophet and his train, a king and his army, a sage, travelers, a hunter and his dog, a carriage, a crumbling palace, and other figures (possibly including St. Patrick) (f. 1r); finding tab with metallic coating on p. 391-392.; Binding: Contemporary calf over oak boards with blind pressed initials F.D.B.S., date 1632, floral border designs, and remains of clasps on lower cover.; Origin: Written in Scheyern, Bavaria, in 1632.; Latin.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 1138