Vatican, Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Ott. lat. 1924

Averroes, Long Commentary on the Physics
Physical Description
  • Material: Parchment
  • Pages: II+89 leaves
  • Leaves Format: not available
  • Dimensions: 305 x 200 mm
Detailed Description
  • Condition Description:
    The code is harmed by water. Ff. 88-89 are taken from a iuridical codex written by a Italian librarian in the 12th century.
  • Decoration:
    The first initial letter is painted with golden and other colours, decorated with fronds and dragons. Other intials as well as titles on the top of the pages are painted in red and blue.
  • Layout:
    Text is set in 2 columns.

  • Hand Description:
    The text is written by one hand of probably German origin.
History
  • Origin Date: 13th-14th century
  • Origin Place: Germany
  • George Lacombe , Aristoteles Latinus Vol. Pars Posterior, Rome (1955) , p. 1182
Content
Anonymous Iuridical Fragment 88r - 89v
  • Note:
    Taken out of another code, written in the 12th century.
Aristotle Physica 1r - 87r
  • Note:
    The textus is in the vetus-translation.
Averroes Long Commentary on the Physics x2 - 87r
  • Note:
    We can find the Prologue on the last flyleaf before the mainpart. The textus is given in lemmata only.