United Kingdom, Cambridge, University Library, Add. 1858

Miscellany

Physical Description
  • Material: Parchment
  • Pages: 304 leaves
  • Leaves Format: not available
  • Dimensions: 170 x 130 mm

Detailed Description
  • Foliation:
    Three foliations. An old, crossed-out pencil foliation counting the folios and beginning with writing (1-281,281bis.282-292). I+293 existing folios. The second, modern foliation, also done in pencil, additionally counts missing folios (1-117,123-187,190-237,241-264,266-304) and attempts to represent the original state, noting missing folios in English sentences and giving a total of 8 (5 + 2 + 1) missing folios. A third, very faint pencil foliation counting folios in the Western manner on each verso folio (291-193,193bis.192-1.x). The last folio with writing is not counted. An uncounted paper pasted into the book between f. 160v and f. 161r.
  • Collation:
    With some catchwords.
  • Condition Description:
    Slightly stained and wormed and affected by damp. with some damage to edges and to end folios.
  • Layout:
    16 lines
  • Hand Description:
    Provençal hand(?)
  • Binding Description:
    Bound in Vellum
  • Provenance:
    Bought in 1876 from Bernard Quaritch in the Bragge Sale.
History
  • Origin Date: 14th-15th century
  • Origin Place: not available
Content
Averroes Short Commentary on the Physics 2r - 62r
Averroes Short Commentary on De Caelo 62r - 99r
Averroes Short Commentary on De Generatione et Corruptione 99v - 114r
Isaac Israeli Book on the Spirit and the Soul 114v - 121v
Averroes Short Commentary on the Metaphysics 122r - 187v
  • Note:
    Containing only the first four tracts.

  • Colophon:
    on f. 187v :without significiant data.

Dominicus Gundissalinus Treatise On the Soul 190 - 237r
  • Note:
    F. 237v is blank.

Anonymous On Sleep and Wakefulness 241v - 264v
Aristotle Metereologica 266r - 304v
  • Note:
    Defective at end.