A Commentary on a Latin version of the Praedicamenta of Aristotle (which begins 'Equiuoca dicuntur'), written in about A.D. 1300
In double columns
Beg. '[D]e huius operis auctore & auctoris intencione diu quesitum est apud ueteres', ends (perhaps imperfect) 'grana tritici' in a section 'de distinctione multiplicitatis.'
The prologue mentions that the work commented on had been attributed to Archytas of Tarentum.
Dates
- Creation: written in about A.D. 1300
Extent
27 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 207
Former reference:
Auct. X. 1. 6. 18
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. IV, no 17085
Our best descriptions for medieval items in this collection are in Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries under MSS. D'Orville.
Physical Facet
On parchment
Dimensions
8 3/4 × 6 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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