Germany, Düsseldorf, Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, B 179

Germany, Düsseldorf, Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, B 179

Miscellany
Physical Description
  • Material: Parchment
  • Pages: 275 leaves
  • Leaves Format: not available
  • Dimensions: 142 x 103 mm
Detailed Description
  • Foliation:
    Modern foliation with a pencil (1-275).
  • Collation:
    (VI–1)^11 + 22 VI^275
    Signatures of collation through a combination of kryptographic numbers and arabic numbers set in points. (cf. 24r- 275r : "41·1· – 41·6· ... 61·1· – 61·6·, 25·1· – 25·4·")
  • Condition Description:
    A folio cut, but no text is missing.
  • Decoration:
    Rubricated, red lombards extending 1-3 lines.
  • Layout:
    In a large part of the manuscript the text is set in two columns, but there is no clear line between them (cf. f. 25r – 200v ). The following dimensions refer to the writing box:

    26–36 lines to the page.
  • Hand Description:
    Written by Brother Jordanus in Gothic Hybrids (cf. f. 1r ).
  • Binding Description:
    Brown calf-leather. The bag of the book is damaged. On the front-cover traces, on the back-cover remains of a closing-ligament. The closing band is missing.
  • Provenance:
    On f. 1r an annotation of property, a note about the writer, a coat of arms and an emlem of the Düsseldorf Crossconvent. The manuscript was also bound here. With the secularization the Convent was closed and the manuscript came to the Hofbibliothek of Düsseldorf at the end of 1812.
History
  • Origin Date: beginning of 16th century
  • Origin Place: Düsseldorf, Kreuzherrenkonvent
  • Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Düsseldorf: Inventar der Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Düsseldorf , pp. 94-95 [Ms. B 179]
  • Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz: Manuscripta medievalia, Onlinekatalog [B 179]
Content
Jean Gerson De mystica theologica practica (Extract) 2r - 24v
  • Incipit:
    Incipit prologus christianissimi doctoris Johannis de Gerson in tractatu de theologia mistica practice conscriptum [!] ab eodem sub xii considerationibus sive industriis. Tractantes in lectionibus nostris ...
  • Explicit:
    ... dilectus meus michi et ego illi [Ct 2,10].
  • Note:
    Ed.: Glorieux , Gerson , Bd. 8, S. 18–47 (mit Abweichungen). Then an excerpt of Antonius Florentinus" : Summa Theologica. "Dederat deus homini primo in sua creatione tria bona ... – ... gubernatorem mundi." On the lower edge an excerpt of John Gerson : Tractatus de illuminatione cordis.
Aristotle Metaphysica 25r - 195v
  • Incipit:
    Omnes homines natura scire desiderant. Signum autem ... Preter enim ... agere debentes ...
    Commentary: Hic ostendit, in quo omnia animalia convenient, scilicet quia omnia habent naturaliter sensum ...
  • Explicit:
    .. unus ergo princeps. Explicit liber duodecimus. Deo gracias.
    Commentary: .. et sic omnia sunt sine ordine.
  • Note:
    Translated by Guilelmus de Moerbeke , commented by Thomas Aquinas .
Aristotle De bona fortuna 196r - 200v
  • Incipit:
    Liber eiusdem de bona fortuna. Habitum autem utique erit his dicere ...
    Commentary: a. Hic ostendit, quod natura non est bona fortuna; b. Hic ostendit, quod intellectus practicus seu ars non est bona fortuna; c. id est: cuilibet distribuit secundum quod meruit ...
  • Explicit:
    ... quam vocamus kalokagachiam. Explicit.
    Commentary: ... m.1. bonum eventum, quia virtutes valent ad felicitatem, eciam bonus eventus.
  • Note:
    With an anonymous commentary.
Aristotle De intelligentia 200v - 203v
  • Incipit:
    Incipit liber eiusdem de intelligentia. (201r) Cum rerum quidem omnium esse ...
  • Explicit:
    ... et ob hoc brevissimum prologum fecit. Explicit.
Aristotle De lineis indivisibilibus 203v - 208r
  • Incipit:
    Incipit liber eiusdem de lineis indivisibilibus. (204r) Utrum sunt indivisibiles linee ...
  • Explicit:
    ... puncta autem habet. Explicit.
Aristotle De motu animalium 208r - 214v
  • Incipit:
    Incipit liber eiusdem de causa motus animalium. (208v) De motu autem eo qui animalium ...
  • Explicit:
    ... reliquum autem de generatione dicere. Explicit.
Aristotle De iuventute 214v - 217r
  • Incipit:
    Incipit liber eiusdem de iuventute et senectute. De iuventute autem et senectute et vita et morte nunc dicendum. Simul autem et de respiratione necessarium forte causas dicere ...
  • Explicit:
    ... rationem scientibus magis. Explicit.
  • Note:
    Translated by Guilelmus de Moerbeke .
Aristotle De respiratione 217r - 220v
  • Note:
    Translated by Guilelmus de Moerbeke .
Aristotle De morte 220v - 226v
  • Incipit:
    Incipit liber eiusdem de vita et morte. Quoniam autem dictum est prius, quod vivere et anime habitus cum caliditate quadam est ...
  • Explicit:
    ... fere dictum est de omnibus. Explicit.
  • Note:
    Translated by Guilelmus de Moerbeke .
Averroes De Substantia Orbis 227r - 238v
  • Incipit:
    Incipit Averois de substantia orbis. (227r) In hoc tractatu intendimus perscrutari de rebus, ex quibus componitur corpus celeste ...
  • Explicit:
    ... hec questio est valde bona. Explicit.
Aristotle De causis 239r - 250v
  • Incipit:
    Incipit liber de causis. (239r) Omnis causa primaria plus est influens supra causatum suum ...
  • Explicit:
    ... sicut ostendimus. Explicit.
Aristotle Metaphysica 250r - 265r
  • Incipit:
    Incipit liber decimus tercius. De sensibilium quidem igitur substantia dictum est ...
  • Explicit:
    ... neque hec esse principia. Explicit liber decimusquartus et ultimus.
  • Note:
    Books 13 and 14. Translated by Guilelmus de Moerbeke .
Aristotle De pomo 265r - 273r
  • Incipit:
    Prolgue: Incipit liber de pomo et morte, in quo Anthoninus (...) asserit determinari clare animam esse inmortalem. Prologus. Cum homo creaturarum dignissima similitudo ...
    Dum clausa esset via veritatis ...
  • Explicit:
    Prologue: ... sicut in libri serie continetur. Then: Manfredus prefatus fuit Frederici secundi imperatoris ex concubina nobili muliere filius ... – ... ex mandato Urbani pape quarti.
    ... et perfecti sicut tu es. Explicit