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Country of Location:
Country of Location
Switzerland
Location:
Location
Zürich
Library / Collection:
Library / Collection
Zentralbibliothek
Shelfmark:
Shelfmark
Ms. Heid. 166
Manuscript Title:
Manuscript Title
Averroes, Hebrew translation by Qalonymos ben Qalonymos of the Middle Commentary on Aristotle’s Physics
Caption:
Caption
Paper · II + 46 + I ff. · 32.3 x 22.3 cm · Italy · 15th century
Language:
Language
Hebrew
Manuscript Summary:
Manuscript Summary
This almost complete Italian 15th century paper copy is composed of Books II to VIII of the Hebrew translation of Averroes’ Middle Commentary on the Physics by Aristotle. The learned Andalusian polymath, jurist and imam, Abu al-Walid Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Rushd – or Averroes (1126-1198), known as the Commentator, devoted his entire life on restoring Aristotle’s original teachings, and writing commentaries on nearly all of Aristotle’s works. He was therefore considered one of the most influential philosophic authorities of the Middle Ages, not only among the Latin Scholastics, but particularly among Jews, for the understanding of Aristotelian science through the Hebrew translations of his commentaries. The Middle Commentary is the least known of Averroes’ commentaries on the Physics and exists today in two complete Hebrew translations from the Arabic and one partial 16th century Hebrew-to-Latin translation. The Hebrew translation found in Ms. Heid. 166 is that of the Provençal Jewish philosopher Qalonymos ben Qalonymos (1286-d. after 1328), entitled Bi᷾ ur ha-Shema’, and was the most widely copied version of the Hebrew translations. (iss)
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Dr. Justine Isserles, Research Associate, EPHE-SAPRAT, Paris, 2020.
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DOI (Digital Object Identifier):
DOI (Digital Object Identifier
10.5076/e-codices-zbz-Ms-Heid-0166 (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-zbz-Ms-Heid-0166)
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Zürich, Zentralbibliothek, Ms. Heid. 166: Averroes, Hebrew translation by Qalonymos ben Qalonymos of the Middle Commentary on Aristotle’s Physics (https://e-codices.ch/en/list/one/zbz/Ms-Heid-0166).
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Online Since
12/10/2020
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Document Type
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Century:
Century
15th century
Binding:
Binding
21st century
Restored:
Restored
Yes
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