France, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, lat. 6300

France, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, lat. 6300

Averroes, In metaphysicam
Physical Description
  • Material: Parchment
  • Pages: 226 leaves
  • Leaves Format: not available
  • Dimensions: 335 x 220 mm
Detailed Description
  • Origin:
    The manufacturing of the code let us think that this manuscript could come from Southfrance or Spain.
  • Decoration:
    The greater initials are spread with light blue and rosy colours. The smaller ones are alternating in red or in blue colours.
  • Layout:
    Text is set in four columns. Two for the text and two for the commentary. In the upper margin the books are counted.
  • Hand Description:
    Two hands.
    First hand: ff. 1r- 156v with black ink.
    Second hand: ff. 157r- 226v with blackish ink.
    Decoration and writing of the commentary seem to be written by a script from Spain or the south of France.
History
  • Origin Date: 13th - 14th century
  • Origin Place: Southfrance or Spain
  • George Lacombe , Aristoteles Latinus Vol. Pars Prior, Rome (1939) , pp.505f.
  • Bibliothèque nationale de France: Bnf. Gallica - Online catalogue [Latin 6300]
  • 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) , 34
Content
Averroes Long Commentary on the Metaphysics 1r - 226r
  • Incipit:
    Aristoteles: C(onsideratio) quidem in veritate difficilis est uno modo, facilis alio... (f. 1r ) - Averroes: Quia ista sscientia perscrutatur simpliciter, incepit notificare... (f. 1r )