Details

Subjects:

Aristotle. Organon.
Aristotle. Categoriae.
Aristotle -- Criticism and interpretation -- Early works to 1800.
Aristotle.
Logic -- Early works to 1800.
Logic.
Categories (Philosophy) -- Early works to 1800.
Categories (Philosophy).
Criticism and interpretation.

Form/Genre:

Codices.
Commentaries.
Manuscripts, Latin.
Manuscripts, European.

Language:

Latin, with the first two words of the second work in Greek.

Summary:

Commentaries on the Organon and Categoriae of Aristotle, preceded by a brief treatise on philosophical vocabulary and followed by a table of contents for all three works.

Contents:

1. p.1-17: Tractatus de varia nominum quorundam et vocabulorum philosophorum significatione.
2. p.1-218: In Organum Aristotelis.
3. p.219-520: In Categorias Aristotelis.
4. p.[523-530]: [Index quaestionum]

Notes:

Ms. codex.
Title for manuscript from title of predominant work (p. 1 of second work); dated 1605 at end of third work (p. 520).
Pagination: Paper, 269; [ii], 17, [i], 1-64, 69-164, 173-350, 352-520, [521-532]; contemporary pagination in ink, upper outer corners. References in this record are to the contemporary pagination.
Layout: Written in 32-37 long lines, with bounding lines (doubled at top and outer margin of text block) ruled in dark red ink; ruled with a narrow outer column on each page for annotations.
Script: Written in a cursive script by what appears to be a single hand.
Decoration: Section headings in bright red ink; occasional pen flourishes (for example, p. 1 of second work, p. [523]).
Binding: Contemporary calf; author's name in gilt within sprays of laurel leaves on boards, "Fran/cois" on upper cover and "Batar/din" on lower cover; gilt borders to sides and small flower tool in spine compartments; gilt edges; headcap chipped, corners worn (Gaskell).
Origin: Written in France in 1605 (p. 520).

Penn Provenance:

Owner name François Batardin on binding; signature, Franciscus Bastardinus (p. [530]). Pen trials on the front flyleaf include the name Cornuty or Cornut.
Sold by Roger Gaskell Rare Books, cat. 38 (2006), no. 5.

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Codex 1097

Contains:

Tractatus de varia nominum quorundam et vocabulorum philosophorum significatione.
In Categorias Aristotelis.

OCLC:

186543719