Eusebius of Cremona, Epistola de transitu beati Hieronymi ; Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics and Treatise on geography, written in the 15th century
File
MS. Add. C. 5
Held at the Weston Library
Codex made up of three MSS.:
- (fol. 1) The treatise of Eusebius of Cremona De Morte Hieronymi, in Italian, with no title, ending on fol. 20v: a few more chapters are added, but after fol. 29 ten leaves are lost, partly supplied by one leaf in a different hand. This part is in double columns.
- (fol. 31) A paraphrase of the Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle, in 54 chapters: beg. 'Qui comença le amaistramento de la Vertu ... Volendo tratare e amaistrare.' An old paging connects this with the preceding article.
- (fol. 67) A short treatise on Geography, in five parts: beg. 'La terra e cinta et circonda[ta] da mare': written late in the 15th century.
Dates
- Creation: written in the 15th century
Extent
73 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Italian
Shelfmark
MS. Add. C. 5
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. V, no. 24776.
Custodial History
Some straggling inscriptions on fols. 32, 65v, 66v, 72, show that at least art. 2 belonged to Bernardino Conti ('Comti') on Nov. 10, 1514: and that at least art. 3 belonged to 'Nicolao' soon after it was written.
Catalogue of the ... collection of Splendid Manuscripts ... formed by M. Guglielmo Libri 1859 no. 1061*.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
12 × 8 1/2 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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