Codex Marcianus CCXXVIII (406)
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Codex Marcianus CCXXVIII (406) is a manuscripts of the treatise On the Soul
of Aristotle
. It is designated by symbol Oc. Paleographically it had been assigned to the 14th century. It is written in Greek minuscule letters. The manuscript contains incomplete text of the treatise. The text of the II book is ending on 419 a 27. It has not III book of the treatise.
The text of the manuscript represents the textual family κ.
The manuscript was not cited by Tiendelenburg, Torstrik, Biehl, Apelt, and Ross in his critical editions of the treatise On the Soul. It means the manuscript does not have high value. Currently it is housed at the Biblioteca Marciana
(CCXXVIII (406)) at Venice
.
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...
of 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 symbol Oc. Paleographically it had been assigned to the 14th century. It is written in Greek minuscule letters. The manuscript contains incomplete text of the treatise. The text of the II book is ending on 419 a 27. It has not III book of the treatise.
The text of the manuscript represents the textual family κ.
The manuscript was not cited by Tiendelenburg, Torstrik, Biehl, Apelt, and Ross in his critical editions of the treatise On the Soul. It means the manuscript does not have high value. Currently it is housed at the Biblioteca Marciana
Biblioteca Marciana
The Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana is a library and Renaissance building in Venice, northern Italy; it is one of the earliest surviving public manuscript depositories in the country, holding one of the greatest classical texts collections in the world. The library is named after St. Mark, the...
(CCXXVIII (406)) at Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
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Further reading
- Paweł Siwek, Aristotelis tractatus De anima graece et latine, Desclée, Romae 1965.