France, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, lat. 16150

France, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, lat. 16150

In physicam
Physical Description
  • Material: Parchment
  • Pages: 172 leaves
  • Leaves Format: not available
  • Dimensions: 320 x 232 mm
Detailed Description
  • Decoration:
    Each reference book-number of the Physics is decorated in red and blue. Initials in red and blue.
  • Layout:
    Text is set in two columns.

    About 50 lines to the page.

    Aristotle 's textus is given in bigger letters than Averroes ' commentary.
  • Hand Description:
    The codex seems to be written by one scribe from Italy.
  • Acquisition:
    On f. 72v : Iste liber est pauperum scolarium de Sorbona ex legato magistri Henrici de Lewis (died around 1350 ) in Brabantia , canonici Leodyensis, magistri in sacra theologia."
  • Provenance:
    On the back cover: Iste liber est pauperum magistrorum de Sorbona ex legato magistri Johannis Fuselerii , precii VIII librorum.
History
  • Origin Date: 13th - 14th century
  • Origin Place: Italy (?)
  • George Lacombe , Aristoteles Latinus Vol. Pars Prior, Rome (1939) , pp. 567f.
Content
Averroes Long Commentary on the Physics 1r - 172r
  • Note:
    Textus: both translations (vetus and Scotus ) are given. The prologue to book VIII is missing.