France, Paris, Bibliothèque Mazarine, 3467

France, Paris, Bibliothèque Mazarine, 3467

Averroes, Long Commentary on the Metaphysics
Physical Description
  • Material: Parchment
  • Pages: 163 leaves
  • Leaves Format: not available
  • Dimensions: 372 x 232 mm
Detailed Description
  • Foliation:
    1-163. Correct counting of folios is given by a modern hand.
  • Decoration:
    On page 1r  there is a miniature on a background of gold, representing a master doing the lection. Also a frame of grotesque figures. Colourful initial letters on many pages.
  • Layout:
    Text is set in two columns. In the margins numbers of the comments are given.
History
  • Origin Date: 14th century
  • Origin Place: France (?)
  • Auguste Molinier , Catalogue des manuscrits de la Bibliothèque Mazarine Vol. Tome III, Paris (1890) , p.93
  • George Lacombe , Aristoteles Latinus Vol. Pars Prior, Rome (1939) , pp.493f.
  • Agence bibliographique de l'enseignement supérieur (France): Calames. Online catalogue of archives and manuscripts in French University and Research libraries [Ms 3467]
  • 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) , 32f.
Content
Averroes Long Commentary on the Metaphysics 1r - 163v
  • Incipit:
    Aristoteles: Consideratio quidem in veritate difficilis est uno modo, facilis alio. (f. 1r ) Averroes: Quia ista scientia perscrutatur de veritate simpliciter, incepit notificare.. (f. 1r )
  • Explicit:
    Aristoteles: ... Et impossible est etiam non ponere contrarium boni et intellectus. (f. 163v ) Averroes: Id est secundum quod est agens motus et finis. (f. 163v )