Collection of philosophical works by Averroes
- Holding institution:
- Bodleian Libraries
- Data provider:
- Bodleian Libraries
- Title:
- Collection of philosophical works by Averroes
- Creator:
- Author: Averroës, 1126-1198
- Contributor:
- Translator: Solomon ha-Rofe ben Ayub ha-Sefard
Translator: Ibn Tibbon, Jacob ben Machir, approximately 1236-
Translator: Qalonymos ben Qalonymos ben Meʼir, 1286- - Date:
- 15th century, late
- Description:
- Collation: Quires of mostly 16 leaves, catchwords at the end of the quires.Contents: Averroës, Biur ha-Shema le-Ibn Rushd ביאור השמע לאבן רשד (intermediate commentary on Aristotle’s Physica auscultatio.), translated into Hebrew by Qalonymos ben Qalonymos (1a-99a). Averroës, Intermediate commentary on Aristotle’s De Cœlo et mundo , translated into Hebrew by Solomon ha-Rofe ben Ayub ha-Sefardi (99b-178a). Averroës, Paraphrase of Aristotle’s De Animalibus, translated into Hebrew by Jacob ben Makhir (178b-269b).Decoration: Up to fol. 32, occasional rubrication of initial chapter words and headings, occasionally filled in in green or goldleaf.Dimensions: 205 mm wide × 285 mm high (size of leave); c. 120 mm wide × c. 180 mm high (size of written area).Hand: Byzantine semi-cursive script.Layout: First 47 folios, the text is boxed in double red lines.Record origin: Manuscript description based on Catalogue of the Hebrew Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, vol. I, by Adolf Neubauer, Oxford 1886, No. 1380, Catalogue of the Hebrew manuscripts in the Bodleian Library; Supplement of Addenda and Corrigenda to Vol. I, No. 1380 , and on the data of the Institute of Microfilmed Hebrew Manuscripts, National Library of Israel with additional enhancements by the cataloguer.
- Language:
- Hebrew
- Type (Narrower):
- Manuscripts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Geographic region:
- Byzantium
- Provenance:
- 'Ownership inscriptions: משה בן יצחק הררי "ברוך זה הספר שלי וגם אחי הר\' שמואל רמתי במאה ושמנים ואחד לבע\'" (fol. 177?).'
- Medium:
- Parchment and paper (outer and inner sheets of quires made of parchment)
- Extent:
- ff. 269 + ii.
- Rights:
- Photo: © Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford, Terms of use: http://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/terms.html
- Identifier:
- Neubauer 1380
Bodleian Library MS. Huntington 79 - Is part of:
- Hebrew Manuscripts and Printed Books