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Folger bibliographic ID: 231293
Folger call number: V.b.32
Folger holdings ID: 289743
Accession Number: Smedley 3
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Manuscript composite codex In Latin, with some works translated from Greek Title supplied by cataloger Table of contents written on second fly leaf in contemporary hand: No. 1. Phisica Aristotelis. No. 2. De Anima, lib. 2. No. 3. De Sensu. No. 4. De Memoria, et reminiscentia. No. 5. De Somno, et vigilia. No. 6. De morte, et vita. No.7. De vegetalibus, et plantis. No. 8. De generatione, et corruptione. No. 9. De Coelo, et Mundo. No. 10. De causis. No. 11. De meteoris. No. 12. Translatio metaphisice Aristotelis Collation: Leaves ii (paper) + 354 + ii (paper); 1¹⁰(-1) 2¹⁰(-1) 3-7¹⁰ 8⁴(-1) 9-24¹⁰ 25¹⁰(-4) 26¹⁰(-1) 27¹⁰(-1) 28¹⁰ 29¹⁰(-1) 30-32¹⁰ 33¹² 34-35¹⁰ 36¹² 37⁶; no catchwords Foliation (in a medieval hand): Leaves 2-238, 243-293, [294-359]; leaves 165, 207-208 partially trimmed; leaves 239-242 apparently canceled Layout: Written in 26 to 32 long lines (dimensions of written space: 170 x 100 mm); writing below first line; full pricking; double vertical lines in crayon; wide margins; small diagrams within text in work 9; heavy marginalia and interlinear scholia on leaves 1r-106r, 141r-166v, and 313r-327v, as well as manicules and drawings of animals, men, swords, etc. throughout, dating from the 14th century Script: Written in round Gothic by one or more scribes; corrector has added missing words and phrases Decoration: Decorated illuminated initials throughout manuscript, typically in red, blue and purple Decoration: Historiated initials of lions, humans, griffins, and mermaid images on leaves 215r, 232r, 243r, 256v, 264r, 291r, 289r, 314r, 334v, 338r, 347v, and 355v Decoration: Marginal cosmological drawing in red and brown ink on leaf 267r Decoration: Marginal drawing of a queen[?] and her subject on leaf 70r and of an animal on leaf 69v scratched out Binding: Vellum; Spine title: Fhisica Aristotelis Origin: Likely of French origin, written in early 14th century W.T. Smedley Shelfmark: Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, MS V.b.32 Portions also available as a digital reproduction Purchased as part of the Smedley Collection in 1924 by Henry Clay Folger
Contents
1. leaves 1r-72v: "[rubr.] Incipit physica Aristotelis cuius 8 sunt libri. Incipit liber primus. [text] Quoniam autem contingit intelligere et scire circa omnes scientias, quarum sunt principia aut cause ... Manifestum itaque est quod indivisibile est et inpartibile, impermutabile, incorruptibile et nullam habens magnitudinem. [rubr.] Explicit liber 8 physicorum." (Aristoteles Latinus VII 1, p.1-340) 2. leaves 73r-100v: "[rubr.] Incipit liber de anima Aristotelis cuius tres sunt libri. Liber primus in quo determinat de anima secundum aliorum opinionem cuius XV sunt capitula, et est prohemium. [text] Bonorum honorabilium noticiam opinantes, magis autem altera[m] altera, aut que est secundum certitudinem ...auditum autem ut significet aliud sibi ipsi, lingua uero quatenus significet aliquid alteri. [rubr.] Explicit liber de anima." 3. leaves 100v-110v: "[rubr.] Incipit liber de sensu et sensato Aristotelis in quo complevit quoddam ommissum in secundo de anima, scilicet de instrumentis sensuum, cuius 9 sunt capitula. Capitulam primam et est prohemium. [text] Quoniam autem de anima secundum ipsam determinatum est, et de uirtute qualicet secundum partem suam, communes est facere considerationem de animalibus ... De instrumentis ergo et sensilibus quomodo se habunt, et communiter, et secundum unumquodque instrumentum dictum est. [rubr.] Explicit liber de sensu et sensato." 4. leaves 110v-114r: "[rubr.] Incipit liber de memoria et reminiscentia. [text] Primum considerandum de memoria et memorari quid est et propter quas causas sit ... que sunt anime memorentur alia, quid reminsci quid et quomodo sit et propter quas causas dictum est. [rubr.] Explicit liber de memoria et reminscentia." 5. leaves 114r-124r: "[rubr.] Incipit liber de sompno et uig[i]lia. [text] De sompno autem et vig[i]lia considerandum est quid sint et utrum sint proprie anime uel corporis. uel communia ... propter quam causam utrumque earum sit. Amplius autem et de ea que ex sompnis est diuinatione dictum est. [rubr.] Explicit liber de sompno et uigilia." 6. leaves 124r- 126v: "[rubr.] Incipit liber de morte et uita. [text] De esse alia quidem longe uite alium alia uero breuis uite et de uite tota longitudine et breuitate considerandum ... nouum illud uero uetus pa[---]aut est aliquam differentia in eo quod est semper sic esse longioris uite. [rubr.] Explicit liber de morte et uita." 7. leaves 126v-141r: "[rubr.] Incipit liber de uegetabilibus et plantis. [text] Quia dicit in tanta rerum uarietate precipua ex cellentissimum die munificentie donum ... adiuuabit eum solis calor extrinsecus, uincentque ergo calor et siccitas, et erit fructus amarus. [rubr.] Explicit liber de uegetabilibus et plantis." 8. leaves 141r- 165v: "[rubr.] Incipit de generatione et corruptione. [text] De generatione autem et corruptione natura generatorum et fientium et corruptorum. Vniuersaliter de omnibus et causas diuidendum et rationes ... si autem hec et numero, sed non quorum substantia generatur ens talis qualis contingit esse corruptibilis. [rubr.] Explicit liber de generatione et corruptione." (Aristoteles Latinus IX.1, p.1-81) 9. leaves 166r-238v: "[rubr.] Incipit liber de celo et mundo. Capitulam primam et est prohemium. [text] Summa cognitionis nature et sciencie ipsam significantis in corporibus existit, et in reliquis magnitudinibus et impressionibus et in motibus eorum ... Completus est ergo sermo noster in hoc libro et uenimus secundum materiam intencionem in eo, etc." 10. leaves 243r-250v: "[rubr.] Incipit liber de causis cuius propositiones sunt 32, quarum haec est prima. [text] Omnis causa primaria plus est influens supra causatum suum quam causa secunda uniuersalis. Cum ergo remouet causa secunda uniuersalis uirtutem suam a re ... uerumptamen unum primum uerum est creans unitates faciens acquirere, non acquisitum sicut ostendimus. [rubr.] Explicit liber de causis." (Le Liber de Causis / edited by A. Pattin in Tijdschrift voor Filosofie (March 1966): 134-203) 11. leaves 251r-285v: "[rubr.] Incipit liber methaurorum [text] Postquam precessit rememoratio nostra de rebus naturalibus primis et stellis ordinantibus mundum ... considerandum est et ad ultimum ex his Constantia uelut hominem et plantam necnon cetera huius. [Avicenna's De congelatione, leaves 285v-289v: rubr.] Capitulum 20 [text] Terra pura lapis non fit quia continuationem non facit ... per solam liquefactionem non fit sed accitlunt [sic] [accidunt] ei ex hoc res quedam extranee. [rubr.] Explicit liber methaurorum." (Avicennae de Congelatione et Conglutinatione Lapidum / edited by E.J. Holmyard and D.C. Mandeville. Paris: Paul Geuthner, 1927, p. 33-42) 12. leaves 290r- 359v: "[rubr.] Incipit noua translatio metaphysice Aristotelis. [text] Omnes homines natura scire desiderant. Signum autem est sensuum dilectio; preter enim utilitatem propter seipsos diliguntur ... non separabilia esse mathematica a sensibilibus, ut quidam dicunt, nec ea esse principia. [rubr.] Explicit liber XIIII." (Aristoteles Latinus XXV 2, p.1-275)
Publications
Fabulous beasts : Renaissance animal lore / Rachel Doggett, Jean Dunnington, Jean Miller. Washington, D.C. : Folger Shakespeare Library, 1993, case 2
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Exhibited: Folger Shakespeare Library, April 23, 1981 to April 8, 1982; Fabulous beasts : Renaissance animal lore, curated by Rachel Doggett, Jean Dunnington, and Jean Miller, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C., June 24-October 16, 1993; "The Pen's Excellencie" : Treasures from the Manuscript Collection of the Folger Shakespeare Library, curated by Heather Wolfe, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C., February 6- June 8, 2002 Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2001-2002. The Reader Revealed (catalog entry 69) Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2006-2007. Technologies of Writing in the Age of Print
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Extended title: Physica ... [etc.] ca. 1300?
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subject: Aristotle
former owner: Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934