In metaphysica Aristotelis

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1400

Description:

Anonymous commentary on Aristotle's Metaphysics with an index to the Metaphysics.

Language:

Latin

Provenance:

Sold by Karl Goldmann (Munich), 1953.

Subject:

Aristotle. Metaphysics Early works to 1800; Metaphysics -- Early works to 1800; Metaphysics

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

codices (bound manuscripts); Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, Medieval; Manuscripts, Renaissance; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

85 leaves : paper, color illustrations; 291 x 215 (233 x 133) mm bound to 297 x 215 mm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Table of contents: 1. f.1r-82r: Commentary. -- 2. f.82v-85v: Index.; Title from explicit (f. 82r).; Incipit: Omnes homines natura scire desiderant. Nam quaelibet res ferente natura appetit perfectionem...; Otherwise unknown according to bookseller's description, 1953.; Same commentary is found in UPenn Ms. Codex 763 (Zacour-Hirsch).; Foliation: Paper i (modern paper) + 85 + i (modern paper); [1-85]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.; Layout: Written in 39-49 long lines; ruled in lead.; Script: Written in a Gothic cursive script by a single hand, with marginal annotations in a second hand.; Decoration: 3-line to 6-line initials with pink, red, blue, green, gray, and gold ornamentation, some with foliate extensions (f. 1r, 8v, 10v, 16v, 23v, 35r, 37v, 49r, 52v); simple 3-line red initials throughout, with rubrication used for capitals, underlining, and paragraph markers.; Binding: Modern vellum.; Origin: Written in Germany in the 15th century (Zacour-Hirsch).; Latin.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Oversize Ms. Codex 764