France, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, Res.R.357

Metaphysica
Physical Description
  • Material: Paper
  • Pages: 198 leaves
  • Leaves Format: In folio
  • Dimensions: not available
Detailed Description
  • Foliation:
    Some hand of the 20th century wrote the numbers of the folios on recto and verso folios first, but after a while only on recto folios a number is given [1r - 198r].
  • Collation:
    [a–h¹⁰i⁸k–q¹⁰r⁶st¹⁰v¹⁴]
  • Layout:
    The comments of Averroes are typed in smaller letters, while the Aristotelian textus is given in two versions and taller letters. The hand that made the foliation seems to have written the numbers of the textus as well as the numbers of each book beginning with Nuber "Alpha elatton" on f. 7v.
  • Hand Description:
    Printed in Typ. 1:91/92G, 2:115G.
History
  • Origin Date: 24.01.1473
  • Origin Place: Padua
  • Averroes & Gion Darms , Averroes (Ibn Rušd). In Aristotelis librum II (α) Metaphysicorum commentarius. Die lateinische Übersetzung des Mittelalters auf handschriftlicher Grundlage mit Einleitung und problemgeschichtlicher Studie, Freiburg (1966) , 36f
    • Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Gesamt­katalogs der Wiegen­drucke GW NO:(02419) The British Library, Incunabula Short Title Catalogue istc no: (ia01005000)
Content
Averroes Long Commentary on the Metaphysics 1r - 198r
  • Incipit:
    Aristoteles: 1st version Moerbekiana: De veritate autem theoria sic quidem difficiles est, sic vero facilis est. 2nd version Arabica: Consideratio quidem in veritate difficilis est uno modo et facilis alio modo. - Averroes: Quia ista scientia perscrutatur de veritate simpliciter, incepit notificare...