France, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, héb. 894

France, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, héb. 894

Philosophical Treatises
Physical Description
  • Material: Paper
  • Pages: 164 leaves
  • Leaves Format: not available
  • Dimensions: 220 x 155 mm
Detailed Description
  • Origin:
    Averroes text is dated to 1435.
  • Foliation:
    1-166 in brown ink.
  • Layout:
    Text is set in one column, 29-30 lines to the page.
  • Hand Description:
    Two hands. Provençalic type of writing.
History
  • Origin Date: 14th-15th century
  • Origin Place: not available
  • Hermann Zotenberg , Catalogues des manuscrits hébreux et samaritains de la Bibliothèque Impériale, Paris (1866) , pp. 154 [894]
  • Israel National Library: Online catalogue of manuscripts [Paris BN 894]
  • Israel National Library: Online catalogue of manuscripts [Paris BN 894/1]
  • Israel National Library: Online catalogue of manuscripts [Link]
  • Israel National Library: Online catalogue of manuscripts [Paris BN 894/3]
  • Moritz Steinschneider , Die hebraeischen Übersetzungen des Mittelalters und die Juden als Dolmetscher, Berlin (1893) , p. 152
Content
Alexander of Aphrodisias מאמר אלאסנדר בנפש 1r - 40v
  • Note:
    Second version of the translation.
Themistius מאמר הנרשם באות הלמד ביאור תמסתיוס 41r - 47v
  • Note:
    The end is missing.
Averroes Middle Commentary on De Caelo 48r - 164v
  • Note:
    With critical remarks and explanations by "האמר"ש אי"ש חי"ל"
  • Colophon:
    fol. 166v: ממני [...] קרשקאש קרישנט כתבתיה לעצמי שנת קצ"ה לפרט והיתה השלמתה בחודש שבט