Hebrew and Judaica Manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries, Oxford University

MS. Canonici Or. 63

Oriental Manuscripts Canonici Oriental Collection

Contents

Collection of philosophical texts

1. ff. 1r-33r
Averroës, 1126-1198אבן רשד, מחמד בן מחמד, Paraphrase of Aristotle's Physica auscultatio קצור ספר השמע הטבעי של אריסטו
Language(s): Hebrew
2. ff. 33v-57r
Averroës, 1126-1198אבן רשד, מחמד בן מחמד, Paraphrase of Aristotle's De Coelo et Mundo כללי ספר השמים והעולם של אריסטו
Language(s): Hebrew
3. ff. 57v-65b
Averroës, 1126-1198אבן רשד, מחמד בן מחמד, Paraphrase of Aristotle's De Generatione et Corruptione כללי ספר ההויה וההפסד של אריסטו
Language(s): Hebrew
4. ff. 66r-92b
Averroës, 1126-1198אבן רשד, מחמד בן מחמד, Paraphrase of Aristotle's Meteorologica כללי ספר האותות העליונות של אריסטו
Language(s): Hebrew
5. ff. 93r-116r
Averroës, 1126-1198אבן רשד, מחמד בן מחמד, Paraphrase of Aristotle's De Anima כללי ספר הנפש של אריסטו
Language(s): Hebrew
6. ff. 116v-133v
Averroës, 1126-1198אבן רשד, מחמד בן מחמד, Paraphrase of Aristotle's De Sensu et Sensibili קצור ספר החוש והמוחש של אריסטו
Language(s): Hebrew
7. ff. 134r-151v
Themistiusתמיסטיוס, Commentary on the book Δ of Aristotle's Metaphysics המאמר הנרשם באות למד מספר מה שאחר הטבע של אריסטו.

Translated by Moshe Finzi (Steinschneider, Cat. Lugd. Bat., p.79)

Language(s): Hebrew
8. ff. 152r-192v
Averroës, 1126-1198אבן רשד, מחמד בן מחמד, Averroës' epitomes of Books 1-4 of Aristotle's Metaphysics קצור ספר מה שאחר הטבע של אריסטו (חלק א-ד)
Language(s): Hebrew

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper
Extent: ff. 192
Dimensions (leaf):
Foliation: Foliation in Arabic numerals.

Hand(s)

Italian semi-cursive script.

History

Origin: [Italy]; [early 15th century]

Provenance and Acquisition

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. 1377, Catalogue of the Hebrew manuscripts in the Bodleian Library; Supplement of Addenda and Corrigenda to Vol. I, No. 1377, 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 22401

Bibliography

    Neubauer, Adolf, Catalogue of the Hebrew Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (Oxford, 1886), no. 1377.
    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. 1377.

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