United Kingdom, Cambridge, University Library, Add. 527

Aristotle's Metaphysics with the Long commentary of Averroes
Physical Description
  • Material: Vellum
  • Pages: 172 + V leaves
  • Leaves Format: not available
  • Dimensions: 290 x 210 mm
Detailed Description
  • Condition Description:
    Stained, wormed and worn, numerous tears have been repaired, but with some loss of text.
  • Decoration:
    Heading and first words of sections are written in bold.
  • Layout:
    36 lines
  • Hand Description:
    Sephardic hand
  • Binding Description:
    Bound in quarter vellum, with vellum tips and marbeld paper sides.
  • Acquisition:
    Bought in 1869 from Hirsch Lipschütz
History
  • Origin Date: 15th century
  • Origin Place: not available
Content
Averroes Long Commentary on the Metaphysics 1r - 172v
  • Incipit:
    פירוש המאמר הראשון ממש"ה והוא הנר' המורשם באלף הקטנה
  • Note:
    Divided, as usual, into twelve books, of which the eleventh is wanting.