Vatican, Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vat. lat. 6765

Vatican, Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vat. lat. 6765

Averroes, Long Commentary on the Physics

Physical Description
  • Material: Parchment
  • Pages: I + 173 leaves
  • Leaves Format: not available
  • Dimensions: 380 x 235 mm

Detailed Description
  • Foliation:
    Old foliation.
  • Decoration:
    The first initial on f. 2r is decorated with pictures of a teacher and his student. The other initials are decorated with humans and leaves in various colours, whereas the smaller ones are always blue and decorated in English manner with red lines. In the margins we find twigs bearing birds, musicians, dogs and haunting boys. The numbers of the books are given on top of the page in red and blue.
  • Layout:
    Text is set in two columns.

    About 60 lines to the page.

    Aristotle 's textus is given in bigger letters than Averroes ' commentary.
  • Hand Description:
    Text is written by multiple hands.
History
  • Origin Date: Early 14th century.
  • Origin Place: England ?
  • George Lacombe , Aristoteles Latinus Vol. Pars Posterior, Rome (1955) , p. 1239
Content
Averroes Long Commentary on the Physics 1v - 172v
  • Note:
    Textus: Scotus -translation