United Kingdom, Worcester, Cathedral Library, F. 42

United Kingdom, Worcester, Cathedral Library, F. 42

Miscellany in two parts

Physical Description
  • Material: Parchment
  • Pages: 168 + 128 leaves
  • Leaves Format: not available
  • Dimensions: 230 x 190 mm

Detailed Description
  • Condition Description:
    A manuscript of two parts:
    Part I: 1r- 168v
    Part II: 169r- 296v
  • Decoration:
    In the first part titles are on the top of the pages alternating in red or blue, no titles in the second part. In part one initials are also in red or blue and in addition decorated with either red or purple lines. Part two doesn't have any initials, but free spaces left for them.
  • Layout:
    Text is set in two columns in part I, but in one column in part II.
  • Hand Description:
    Part I is written by one Italian scribe of the 14th century, part II by different scribes.
History
  • Origin Date: 13th and 14th century
  • Origin Place: not available
  • George Lacombe , Aristoteles Latinus Vol. Pars Prior, Rome (1939) , p.421
  • Jörg Fauser , Die Werke des Albertus Magnus in ihrer handschriftlichen Überlieferung Vol. Part 1, Münster (1982) , p.29
Content
Albert the Great Physica 1r - 168r
  • Incipit:
    Intentio nostra in scientia naturali...

  • Explicit:
    ...placuerit eis.

Aristotle Physica 169r - 208r
Aristotle De generatione et corruptione 209r - 217r
Aristotle De somno et vigilia 218r - 221v
Aristotle De sensu et sensato 221v - 224r
Averroes Long Commentary on the Metaphysics 225r - 296v