De praeceptis decalogi ... [etc.]

Contributor:

Huober, Johannes (scribe); Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872 (former owner)

Name:

Kern, Georg; White, Stephen; Brandis, Christoph

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1608

Description:

Three separate works including a commentary by Georg Kern, Stephen White and Christoph Brandis on De decem praeceptis of Thomas Aquinas, an anonymous work on theological controversies, and an anonymous introduction to Aristotle's ethical works.; 1. f.1r-202v: De praeceptis decalogi. -- 2. f.236r-254r: Summa contraversiarum. -- 3. f.256r-414v: Prolegomena in universam philosophiam moralem Aristotelis.

Language:

Latin

Provenance:

Formerly in the collection at the Carthusian monastery, Buxheim (note, f. 1r).; Sold by Chardin, 9 Feb. 1824, lot 68.; Sold by Thomas Thorpe in 1835, no. 763, to Sir Thomas Phillipps.; Phillipps ms. 4555 sold at auction at Sotheby's, 19 May 1913, lot 666.; Appears in Thomas Thorp's catalog (1948), no. 3.; Sold by Karl Goldmann, 1952.

Subject:

Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274. De decem praeceptis; Aristotle Criticism and interpretation Early works to 1800; Aristotle. Nicomachean ethics Early works to 1800; Aristotle. Eudemian ethics Early works to 1800; Aristotle. Magna moralia Early works to 1800; Aristotle; Theology -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800; Ethics -- Early works to 1800; Ethics; Theology; Controversial literature; Criticism and interpretation

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Codices; Commentaries; Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, European

Physical Description:

415 leaves : paper; 200 x 154 (160 x 110) mm bound to 215 x 172 mm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title for manuscript from title for predominant work (f. 1r).; Incipit (1st work, f. 1r): Decalogi nomine nihil aliud illig[av]imus quam decem illa praecepta ab ipso Deo scripta, promulgata, ac tradita in duabus tabulis lapideis ...; Explicit (f. 202v): ... factata ... a reverendo patre Georgio Kern, patre Stephano Vito et reverendo patre Christophoro Brandis ...; Incipit (2nd work, f. 236r): Omnes huius temporis controversiae ad tres generales revocant.; Incipit (3rd work, f. 256r): Antequam ad particulares materias descendamus quaedam breviter nobis ...; Foliation: Paper, iii (contemporary paper) + 415 + iv (contemporary paper); [1-415], modern foliation in pencil, lower right recto. Each work separately paginated, upper outer corners: [1], 2-15, 19-405 in ink, 406-407 in pencil, 33 leaves blank, 1-31 in ink, 32-37 in pencil, 1 page and 1 leaf blank, 1-39 in ink, 40-316 in pencil, 1 leaf blank. References in this record are to the modern foliation.; Layout: Written in 18-23 long lines.; Script: Written in a cursive script in the hand of Joa. Huober (f. 1r).; Binding: Contemporary stamped pigskin.; Origin: Written in Dillingen in 1608 (Zacour-Hirsch).; Latin.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 772