Royal MS 12 G V

ARISTOTLE'S Physical Treatises, a 'volumen de naturalibus' similar to 12 G. II and 12 G. III and similarly annotated, doubtless from lectures. The books, however, are in a different order. The notes, in which the authorities quoted are the same as in 12 G. II, are marked by numerous heads, &c., drawn in the margin. Additional notes by later hands are frequent. Contents;

1. Physica, cf. 12 G. II, art. 1. Preceded (f. 3 b) by a table of capitula. f. 4.

2. De generatione et corruptione, cf. 12 G. II, art. 6. The latter half is without notes by the first hand. f. 72.

3. 'Liber celi et mundi', cf. 12 G. II, art. 3. A leaf is torn out after f. 105. Most of lib. iii has no notes in the first hand. f. 89.

4. Meteorologica, cf. 12 G. II, art. 5. The references to Alfred in artt. 4, 5 are fuller than in either of the MSS. above mentioned. f. 133.

5. De vegetabilibus, a spurious work, cf. 12 G. II, art. 4. f. 165b.

6. De anima, cf. 112 G. II, art. 8. The first hand's notes are wanting for much of this. f. 177.

7. De somno et vigilia, cf. 12 G. II, art. 11. f. 201 b.

8. De vita et morte or rather De longitudine et breuitate vitae, cf. 12 G. II, art. 9. f. 209 b.

9. De memoria et reminiscentia, cf. 12 G. II, art. 7. f. 211 b.

10. De sensu et sensato, cf. 12 G. II, art. 12. Very few notes in the first hand. f. 214.

11. De differentia spiritus et animae, by Costha ben Luca, cf. 12 G. ii, art. 10. Imperf. by loss of a few leaves at the end. f. 221 b.

On the fly-leaf (f. 2) are commonplaces, chiefly philosophical, including a few proverbs, in an early 14th cent. hand.

Vellum ; ff. 223. 13 in. x 8³/₄ in. Late XIII cent. Gatherings (excl. fly-leaves), i-v¹², vi⁸, viii¹², viii¹¹, ix¹², x¹³, xi-xiv¹², xv⁹, xvixviii¹², xix¹¹. In an English hand. Sec.fol. 'sit substancia'. Two border-initials with small miniatures representing a lecture (f. 4) and a philosopher contemplating the elements (f. 133). Other initials flourished in red and blue. Pen drawings in commentary, as above. Erased inscription on f. 3 b, 'Iste liber est in custodia fratris Iohannis de .......'. Childish scribbling on f. 197 includes names of Oliver Went, John Bedyngton, John Thwenge, Richard Daniel, John Haket, and Richard Bruyn (14th-15th cent.). Belonged (f. 4) to [John, Lord] Lumley. Lumley cat. f. 261; cat of 1666, f. 8b or 20; CMA. 8446 or 8449.