USA, Chicago, The Joseph Regenstein Library, 3

USA, Chicago, The Joseph Regenstein Library, 3

Tractatus mathematici et philosophici
Physical Description
  • Material: Paper
  • Pages: 67 + IV leaves
  • Leaves Format: not available
  • Dimensions: 290 x 220 mm
Detailed Description
  • Foliation:
    There is an old foliation on the right upper margin of the recto-folios. Most of the folios seem to be lost, the DARE-foliation is according to a new foliation in the lower margin.
  • Collation:
    1^4, 2^2, 3^12, 4-6^10, 7^8, 8^12
  • Condition Description:
    Once the manuscript had 128 Folios. But as we can see from the old foliation, ff. 1-37, 44, 67-76 and 105-121 are missing, so after all, there are only 67 +IV leaves present.
  • Decoration:
    Column rulings in quires 3-8, sometimes on both sides.
  • Layout:
    Text is set in two columns.

    Approximately 42 - 45 written lines in each column.
  • Hand Description:
    Two hands, both probably of italian origin.
  • Acquisition:
    Berlin purchase?
History
  • Origin Date: 15th century
  • Origin Place: not available
  • Edgar J. Goodspeed , A descriptive catalogue of manuscripts in the libraries of the university of Chigaco, Chigaco (1912) , pp. 4f.
  • George Lacombe , Aristoteles Latinus Vol. Pars Prior, Rome (1939) , pp.241f.
  • University of Chicago: Library Catalogue [Ms3]
Content
Albert of Saxony De proportionibus 1r - 4r
  • Incipit:
    Proportio communiter accepta est.
  • Explicit:
    ...corolaria ad quorum illustrationem supersedo causam brevitatis et est finis huius deo gratiam Amen.
Nicole Oresme Latitudines formarum 4r - 6r
  • Incipit:
    Quia latitudines formarum multipliciter variantur.
  • Explicit:
    ...occurrere et ideo transeo etc. deo gratias Amen Amen.
Robertus Anglicus Compilatio super tractatum De spera 7r - 18v
  • Incipit:
    Una scientia est nobilior alia.
  • Explicit:
    ...idem satis declarantus etc. Deo gratias Amen.
Averroes Long Commentary on De Anima 19r - 28v
  • Incipit:
    [A]rtes...
  • Explicit:
    ...actiuum et passiuum videntur esse quodammodo opposita.
Averroes Long Commentary on the Metaphysics 29r - 52r
  • Incipit:
    Commentum primum. [Quia] ista scientia perscrutatur.
  • Explicit:
    ...substantiales generales et
Averroes Colliget 57r - 63r
  • Incipit:
    [E]t dicimus quod ars medicinae...
  • Explicit:
    ...ramificate sicut arterie