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MS. Canonici Or. 48

Oriental Manuscripts Canonici Oriental Collection

Contents

Collection of Averroës' philosophical writings.

1. ff. 1r-40r
Averroës, 1126-1198אבן רשד, מחמד, Averroës' intermediate commentary on Aristotle's De Anima באור אמצעי על ספר הנפש של אריסטו

Translated by Mosheh ibn Tibbon

Language(s): Hebrew
2. ff. 41r-60r
Averroës, 1126-1198אבן רשד, מחמד, Paraphrase on Aristotle's De Coelo et Mundo כללי ספר השמים והעולם של אריסטו
Language(s): Hebrew
3. ff. 61r-69r
Averroës, 1126-1198אבן רשד, מחמד, Paraphrase on Aristotle's De Generatione et Corruptione כללי ספר ההויה וההפסד של אריסטו
Language(s): Hebrew
4. ff. 70r-87v
Averroës, 1126-1198אבן רשד, מחמד, Paraphrase on Aristotle's De Sensu et Sensibili קצור ספר החוש והמוחש של אריסטו
Language(s): Hebrew
5. ff. 92r-119r
Averroës, 1126-1198אבן רשד, מחמד, Paraphrase on Aristotle's Meteorologica כללי ספר אותות עליונות של אריסטו
Language(s): Hebrew

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper (watermarks similar to Briquet no. 692, dated 1483)
Extent: ff. 121
Dimensions (leaf): 306 × 220 mm.
Foliation: Foliation in Arabic numerals.

Collation

8 quires: i 16-1, ii-iii 16, iv 10, v 20, vi 14, vii 16, viii 14. no signature catchwords on the verso of every leaf.

Condition

Good condition.

Hand(s)

Sephardi semi-cursive script.

Decoration

Diagram on fol. 108v.

Binding

Parchment binding.

History

Origin: [late 15th century]

Provenance and Acquisition

Ownership note on fol. 2r: זה הספר של משה אבוסמאל(?)

Matteo Luigi Canonici's (1727-1805) collections passed to his brother Giuseppe, and on his death in 1807 to Giovanni Perissinotti and Girolamo Cardina, who divided them. To the former fell the MSS., then about 3550 in number, and, after many attempts to sell them, the Bodleian became the purchaser of the greater part in 1817, for £5444 5s. 1d., or including incidental expenses about £6030, the largest single purchase ever made by the Library. The formal list of volumes handed over was signed on May 18, 1817, and the books probably arrived later that year.

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on Catalogue of the Hebrew Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, vol. I, by Adolf Neubauer, Oxford 1886, No. 1371, Catalogue of the Hebrew manuscripts in the Bodleian Library; Supplement of Addenda and Corrigenda to Vol. I, No. 1371, and on the data of the Institute of Microfilmed Hebrew Manuscripts, National Library of Israel with additional enhancements by the cataloguer.

Availability

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures contact Bodleian Admissions). Contact specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript.

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (full digital facsimile)

Microfilm

MSS R.R. Film No. F 22395

Bibliography

    Neubauer, Adolf, Catalogue of the Hebrew Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (Oxford, 1886), no. 46.
    Beit-Arié, Malachi and R.A. May (eds), Catalogue of the Hebrew manuscripts in the Bodleian Library; Supplement of Addenda and Corrigenda to Vol. I (A. Neubauer’s Catalogue) (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1994), no. 46.
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