Codex Coislinianus 386
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Codex Coislinianus 386 is one of the important manuscripts of the treatise On the Soul
by Aristotle
. It is designated by the symbol C. Paleographically it had been assigned to the 11th century. It is written in Greek minuscule letters. The manuscript contains the complete text of the treatise. It belongs to the textual family ξ, together with the manuscripts T Ec Xd Pd Hd.
The manuscript was cited by David Ross
in his critical edition of the treatise On the Soul. Currently it is housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France
(Coislin 386) in Paris
.
On the Soul
On the Soul is a major treatise by Aristotle on the nature of living things. His discussion centres on the kinds of souls possessed by different kinds of living things, distinguished by their different operations...
by Aristotle
Aristotle
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. His writings cover many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology...
. It is designated by the symbol C. Paleographically it had been assigned to the 11th century. It is written in Greek minuscule letters. The manuscript contains the complete text of the treatise. It belongs to the textual family ξ, together with the manuscripts T Ec Xd Pd Hd.
The manuscript was cited by David Ross
W. D. Ross
Sir David Ross KBE was a Scottish philosopher, known for work in ethics. His best known work is The Right and the Good , and he is perhaps best known for developing a pluralist, deontological form of intuitionist ethics in response to G.E. Moore's intuitionism...
in his critical edition of the treatise On the Soul. Currently it is housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bibliothèque nationale de France
The is the National Library of France, located in Paris. It is intended to be the repository of all that is published in France. The current president of the library is Bruno Racine.-History:...
(Coislin 386) in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
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Other manuscripts
- Codex Vaticanus 253Codex Vaticanus 253Codex Vaticanus 253 is one of the most important manuscripts of the treatise On the Soul by Aristotle. It is designated by the symbol L. Paleographically it had been assigned to the 13th century. It is written in Greek minuscule letters. The manuscript is not complete, it contains only III Book,...
- Codex Vaticanus 260Codex Vaticanus 260Codex Vaticanus 260 is one of the most important manuscripts of the treatise On the Soul by Aristotle. It is designated by the symbol U. Paleographically it had been assigned to the 11th century. It is written in Greek minuscule letters. The manuscript contains the complete text of the treatise...
- Codex Vaticanus 266Codex Vaticanus 266Codex Vaticanus 266 is one of the most important manuscripts of the treatise On the Soul by Aristotle. It is designated by the symbol V. Paleographically it had been assigned to the 14th century. It is written in Greek minuscule letters. The manuscript contains a complete text of the treatise. It...
- Codex Ambrosianus 435Codex Ambrosianus 435Codex Ambrosianus 435 is one of the most important manuscripts of the treatise On the Soul by Aristotle. It is designated by the symbol U. Paleographically it had been assigned to the 12th or 13th century. It is written in Greek minuscule letters. The manuscript contains the complete text of the...
Further reading
- Paweł Siwek, Aristotelis tractatus De anima graece et latine, Desclée, Romae 1965.