Fragment

Colchester: University of Essex Library, Harsnett H.g.32 i

Lost manuscript: 
Babel MS 34
Host volume: 
Colchester: University of Essex Library, Harsnett H.g.32

Textual information

Subject: 
Philosophy
Author of work: 
Aristotle
Title of work: 
Metaphysica, tr. William of Moerbeke
Section: 
IV (1009β19--1010α15)
Orientation: 
inverted
Transcription: 

dicit prudentiam ad presens . . . in eodem flumine non est intrare ipse non existimauit nec semel

Palaeography

Type of script: 
Gothic
Script detail: 
Textura semi-quadrata
Place of production: 
England
Date of production: 
s. xiii
s. xiii 2

Material information

Material: 
Parchment
Type of fragment: 
Pastedown
Fragment type detail: 
pasted down, front
Element of folio: 
whole leaf
Ruling: 
visible ruling for frame in plummet, tramlines at sides of written area and again in outer margins, also at foot, all lines going to the edges; written below top-line.
Decoration: 

Paraphs alternating in red and blue.

Further information

Date published: 
Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 11:04
Date last updated: 
Friday, September 23, 2016 - 08:09
Colchester Harsnett H.g.32 i

Dimensions

Fragment: 

332mm (h) x 215mm (w)

Number of lines: 
30
Number of columns: 
2
Height of minims: 
4mm
Space between lines: 
7mm
Upper margin: 
27mm
Height of written space: 
202mm
Width of written space: 
122mm
Lower margin: 
103mm
Inner margin: 
37mm
Width of text 1: 
55mm
Reservation 1: 
11mm
Width of text 2: 
56mm
Outer margin: 
56mm