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Add MS 27559

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032-003367022
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Add MS 27559
Title:
Collection of philosophical writings
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
321 folios
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http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_27559 (digital images currently unavailable)
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Languages:
Hebrew
Scripts:
Hebrew
Start Date:
1400
End Date:
1499
Date Range:
1400-1499
Era:
CE
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Material Type:
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Names:
Averroës, 1126-1198
Averroës, 1126-1198
Avicenna, Persian polymath, 980-1037,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121430876,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/89770781
Avraham
Fārābī, Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad, philosopher, c 870-950
Fārābī, Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad, philosopher, c 870-950
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Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project

Add MS 27559

Collection of philosophical writings

Contents

Philosophical writings.

Language(s): Hebrew

ff. 1r-207v
Title: Liḳutim be-ḥokhmat ha-higayon, ha-nitsuaḥ veha-fisikah meha-filosofim ha-yavanim
Title: לקוטים בחכמת ההגיון, הנצוח והפיסיקה מהפילוסופים היונים

In the Hebrew translation and edition of Todros Todrosi. Includes texts of Aristotle, Avicenna, Averroes, Farabi.

ff. 208r-301v
Title: Hatsalat ha-nefesh
Title: הצלת הנפש
Author: Avicenna, 980-1037 אבן סינא, אלחסין בן עבדאללה

In the Hebrew translation of Todros Todrosi.

ff. 302v-303v
Title: Tenu῾at ha-even be-aṿir uve-mayim
Title: תנועת האבן באויר ובמים (קטע)
ff. 304r-311v
Author: Averroës, 1126-1198 אבן רשד, מחמד בן מחמד
Title: Derushim tiv῾iyim
Title: דרושים טבעיים

In the Hebrew translation of Todros Todrosi.

Filiation: Cf. MS Paris 989.
ff. 312r-321v
Author: Fārābī פראבי, מחמד בן מחמד
Title: ῾En mishpat ha-derushim
Title: עין משפט הדרושים

In the Hebrew translation of Todros Todrosi.

Physical Description

Paper codex of the 15th century.
Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 321 folios
Dimensions (leaf): 216 × 151 mm.
Dimensions (written): 130 × 80 mm.
Foliation:

321 folios (+ 3 unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning and at the end).

Collation

Quires of mostly 16 leaves each, partly marked by signatures.

Condition

Tidemarks at edges. Stained.

Old glue stains at gutter.

Slight worming. Repaired before rebinding.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 23

Written lines: 23

Uniform layout.

Titles and inital words in larger characters.

Hand(s)

Sefardi semi-cursive script of the 15th century.

Additions:

Binding

BM in-house.

Spine: 'Todros Todrosi. Translations From Themistius, Avicenna, Etc. Hebrew. Brit. Mus. Additional Ms. 27,599.'

History

Origin: 1400-1499 15th century France, S.? (Provence?)

Provenance and Acquisition

Avraham: inscribed, folio 1r.

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on Margoliouth, G.: Catalogue of the Hebrew and Samaritan Manuscripts in the British Museum, London 1965.

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http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_27559 (digital images currently unavailable)

Bibliography

    George Margoliouth, Catalogue of the Hebrew and Samaritan Manuscripts in the British Museum, 4 vols (London: British Museum, 1899-1935; vols I-III repr. 1965); IV, Introduction, Indexes, ed. by Jacob Leveen (London: British Museum, 1977), no. 890.

Funding of Cataloguing

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