Germany, Bernkastel-Kues, Bibliothek des St. Nikolaus-Hospitals, 302
Rhases, Liber Almansor
Physical Description
Material: Parchment
Pages: 201 leaves
Leaves Format:not available
Dimensions: 304 x 193 mm
Detailed Description
Foliation:
A pagination from the hand of Martinus is not complete.
Collation:
Layers of eight folios. 24. layer = 10 folios, last = 7 folios.
In the beginning of the manuscript a layer of eight folios out of paper are added, where Martinus added the "Biographia et historia litteraria Abubekri Arrazi medici quondam celeberrimi."
Between pp. 393 - 394 a layer of eight sheets of paper are added in 12°. Some writer from the 14th century wrote an alphabetical index of medical synonyms and notes from chronicles on it.
Decoration:
Rubrications. Simple initials, alternating in red and blue. Two main initials painted on pp. Two main initials painted on pp.
1r
and
5v
.
Layout:
Text is set in 2 columns.
35 lines to the column.
Schemes made with a pencil give the writing lines.
Hand Description:
Written in a tall minuscule.
Binding Description:
Wooden planks with brown calf leather. On the back a coat of arms out of gold. Guarding leaves made of paper.
History
Origin Date: First half of 13th century
Origin Place:not available
Jakob Marx ,
Verzeichnis der Handschriften-Sammlung des Hospital zu Cues
bei Bernkastel a./Mosel, Trier (1905) , pp. 293f.
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Content
Al-Razi
Liber Almansor
1r - 201r
Incipit:
Incipit liber qui dicitur almansor a magistro
geraldo
apud toletum ex arabico in latinum translatus (rubr.). Abubecri akazi filii Zacharie liber incipit qui ab eo vocatus est almansor eo quod regis mansoris ysaac filii precepto editus sit. Verba abubecri (rubr.). In hoc libro aggregabo.
Creator omnium deus ossa condidit.
Explicit:
Ad finem perduximus gracie sint infinite. (Then rubr.:) Explicit liber almansor a magistro
geraldo
ex arabico in latinum translatus apud toletum. Cuius omnia capitula sunt 418.
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