Summary:
Manuscript 513 is a collection of commentaries on Aristotelian
texts, by a variety of thirteenth-century philosophers. The codex
starts with (ff. 1r-75r) the Sententia fratris Egidii super librum
de anima, a commentary by the Augustinian philosopher Aegidius
Romanus (ca. 1243 - 1316) on Aristotle's De anima (On the Soul). It
is followed by (ff. 76r-84v) the Sentencia quarti libri
metheororum, a commentary of Jacobus de Duaco on the Meteorologica.
In this treatise, Aristotle discussed the weather, but also
cosmology and the elements. The next three texts are all works by
Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274): his sentences on De Sensu et Sensato
(ff. 86r-97r and ff. 97r-100v, split here in two separate texts),
and (ff. 101r-110v) the Liber de causis. The two parts of De sensu
discuss the human senses, while in the De causis Aquinas explains
how plurality could come forth from one single cause. The latter
text was originally attributed to Aristotle, but this has since
been discredited: it is now believed to have been the work of an
Islamic scholar. Aquinas' commentaries are followed by sentences of
Peter of Auvergne (d. 1304), a French theologian at the University
of Paris, on a number of Aristotelian treatises: De iuventute et
senectute, De longitudine et brevitate vitae, and De motu
animalium. The Super librum de generatione sententia (ff.
130r-137r) is a commentary by Adam de Buckfield or Adam of
Bockenfeld, an English Franciscan who lectured at Oxford. He was
especially interested in Aristotle's natural philosophy and relied
heavily on Averroes for explaining the former's ideas. In the next
commentary, Supra librum de sompno et vigilia (ff. 138r-143r),
Aquinas discusses sleep and sleeplessness. The following two
treatises were written by the aforementioned Jacobus de Duaco: the
Questiones et sententia super librum de longitudine et breuitate
vite (ff. 143r-149r) and Sententia Iacobi de Duaco super de sompno
et vigilia (ff. 151r-167r). The latter text also discusses sleep
and sleeplessness; the former discusses the effect that a balance
of the elements have on the longevity of someone's (or something's)
existence. The next text is also by Aegidius Romanus and is the
longest one (ff. 168r-323r): the Sententia super libro Phisicorum,
discussing Aristotle's Ethics. Finally, a small treatise by
Albertus Magnus, on the potencies of the soul, Tractatus Alberti de
potentiis anime (ff. 323r-324v) has been copied. Following an empty
page, the last verso leaf holds a schematic distinction of the soul
according to Aristotle's ideas: the soul is divided in three major
categories (vegetabilis, sensibilis en rationalis), each of which
are further subdivided. This distinction is probably based on the
encyclopaedias of Bartholomeus Anglicus, Thomas of Cantimpré and
Vincent of Beauvais. Despite the multitude of texts, the codex
appears to be a single unit. All texts have been written in two
columns per page, in a tiny textualis script. Decoration is present
in the shape of penwork initials, paragraph marks and running
titles, all alternately in red and blue ink. This decoration is
found throughout the manuscript; only the last two texts have been
left without. The binding is medieval and consists of full leather
over wooden boards. The fenestra has survived and is attached to
the back board. The codex was originally owned by the Ter Doest
abbey, and found its way into the collection of Ten Duinen. The
cross-shaped stamp of the latter abbey is found on the first and
final leaves. [Summary by Dr. Mark Vermeer] Title:
Commentum egidii de roma super libros de anima et libros
phisicorum, et diuersa scripta diuersorum doctorum super parua
naturalia [fenestratitel] Note:
Op de binnenzijde van het voorste schutblad titel Carolus de
Visch
Verzamelhandschrift
Folia 75v, 85r, 85v, 129v, 150r, 150v, 167v en 325r zijn leeg
Folio 137v is leeg uitgezonderd twee aantekeningen: 'Memoriale
domini Iohannis de Capella pro postillis' en 'Memoriale magistri
Nicholai de Bruges pro XXXXII s. par(isiensibus)'
Folio 149v is leeg uitgezonderd de aantekening: 'Iste liber est
Petri filii Iohannis de Ardenburgh, si si (sic.) quis invenerit et
non redderit ambo(?) eius carebit, emit pro L s. par(isiensibus)
III lb. par(isiensibus)' en twee mogelijke pennenproeven: 'Isti
liber' en 'Iste liber est Petri filii Iohannis de' Topic general subdivision:
Wijsbegeerte
Godsdienst Material:
Perkament Extent:
i + 325 + i ff. Dimensions:
300 x 210 mm Decoration and binding:
gedecoreerde initialen
technische illustraties / schema's / diagrammen Script:
gotische semi-textualisgotische textualis Provenance:
Cisterciënzerabdij Ter Doest (S.O.Cist.)
Cisterciënzerabdij Ten Duinen (S.O.Cist.)
