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MS. Canonici Or. 7

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David ben Shmuel ibn Shushan's Hebrew translation of Thomas Bricot's compendium of Aristotle's works

ff. 4v-
Bricot, Thomas, -1516בריקוט, תומס, David ben Shmuel ibn Shushan's Hebrew translation of Thomas Bricot's compendium of Aristotle's works אותות עליונות (קצור: תומס בריקוט)

fols. 4v-79v: ספר השמע הטבעי (Physica Auscultatio)

fols. 80r-105v: ספר השמים והעולם (De Coelo et Mundi)

fols. 106r-123v: ספר ההויה וההפסד (De Generatione et Corruptione)

fols. 124r-143r: ספר האותות העליונות (Meterologiea)

fols. 143v-162v: ספר הנפש (De Anima)

fols. 163r-171v: ספר החוש והמוחש (De Sensu et Sensili)

fols. 172r-175r: ספר הזכירה וההזדכרות (De Memoria et Reminiscentia)

fols. 175v-182v: ספר השינה והיקיצה (De Sommo et Vigilia)

fols. 183r-185r: ספר אורך החיים וקיצורים (De Longitudine et Brevitate Vitae)

fols. 185v-211r: ספר משה (Metaphysica)

Language(s): Hebrew

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper (various watermarks of Briquet's 'hand' type, non of them similar to his tracings, but elements point to beg. of 16th century)
Extent: ff. 211
Dimensions (leaf): 218 × 150 mm.
Foliation: Foliation in Arabic numerals.

Condition

Ink burned through paper in many leaves, very fragile condition. Small crack at fols. 84-85.

Hand(s)

Sephardi semi-cursive script.

Decoration

Not decorated.

Binding

Parchment binding.

History

Origin: [Provence?]; [early 16th 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. 1391, Catalogue of the Hebrew manuscripts in the Bodleian Library; Supplement of Addenda and Corrigenda to Vol. I, No. 1391, 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 22415

Bibliography

    Neubauer, Adolf, Catalogue of the Hebrew Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (Oxford, 1886), no. 1391.
    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. 1391.
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