France, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, lat. 6302

France, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, lat. 6302

Aristotle-manuscript
Physical Description
  • Material: Parchment
  • Pages: 95 leaves
  • Leaves Format: not available
  • Dimensions: 275 x 195 mm
Detailed Description
  • Condition Description:
    A folio ripped out between f. 47v and f. 48r .
  • Decoration:
    Little initial letters are partly red, partly black. Titles on the top of each page missing.
  • Layout:
    Text is set in 1 column.

    An average of 26 lines per page.
  • Hand Description:
    The codex is worked out by three librarians from East-Gaul.
  • Provenance:
    On f. 75r one can find a sign of the young family of Joinville. On f. 79r somebody wrote: "XXs. Turonensium" and on f. 78v : "M.J. de Cormeri in vico sancti Hylarii..." and the following crossed out words indicate the money paid by J. de Cromeri for this book.
History
  • Origin Date: 13th century
  • Origin Place: France
  • George Lacombe , Aristoteles Latinus Vol. Pars Prior, Rome (1939) , p.506
  • Bibliothèque nationale de France: Bnf. Gallica - Online catalogue [Latin 6302]
Content
Aristotle De anima 3r - 29r
Averroes Long Commentary on De Anima 3r - 29r
  • Note:
    One can find excerpts of the Long Commentary on De anima in the margins.
Aristotle De sensu et sensato 29r - 38v
Aristotle De memoria et reminiscentia 39r - 42r
Aristotle De somno et vigilia 42r - 52r
  • Note:
    A folio ripped out between f. 47v and f. 48r .
Aristotle De longitudine et brevitate vitae 52r - 54v
Aristotle De iuventute, De respiratione, De morte 54v - 66r
Aristotle De motu animalium 66r - 72v
Aristotle De partibus animalium 72v - 75v
  • Note:
    The end is missing.
Aristotle De historiis animalium 76r - 78r
  • Note:
    Just the end of Book X.
Aristotle De historiis animalium 79r - 79r
  • Note:
    Beginning of Book IX.
Aristotle De progressu animalium 79r - 89r
Aristotle De motu animalium 89r - 95v