Collection of philosophical texts

This material is held atBritish Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 9134
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1770
  • Language of Material
    • Armenian
  • Physical Description
    • Codex 275 ff Glazed paper. 275 folios, in four distinct sections. 16 unnumbered blank pages between ff.107v-108r, 151v-152r, 152v-153v. 21.5 x 16.5 cm (written surface 16 x 12 cm). Text in two columns of 34 lines. Text is in miniscule sheghagir. Binding is stamped leather over boards with floral design in the borders on the front and back covers, green-coloured paper doublures with large floral patterns lining the inside covers.

Scope and Content

An Armenian manuscript containing:. ff.1r-97v The commentary of Archbishop Aṛak'el Siwnets'i on the Definitions of David Anyaght'. ff.97v-106r The refutation of the four objections raised by Pyrrhon against the philosophy by David Anyaght' and a commentary on the above tract by Aṛak'el Siwnets'i. ff.106r-107r Colophon. ff.108r-114v The tree of Aristotle, composed by Petros vardapet Nakhijewants'i Aghamalian, comprising 14 diagrams in red ink. ff.115r-122r The Pēriarmēnias abridged by Petros vardapet Nakhijewants'i. ff.112r-122v Preface addressed to the reader on David's Commentary on the Analysis of Aristotle. ff.122v-141r Brief commentary on the Analytics. ff.141r-145v, ff.147r-150r, 150r-151r Supplementary philosophical texts. f.152r Title page, followed by 6 blank pages. ff.153v-155r Preface by Catholicos Simēon to his Commentary on Porphyry. f.155v Brief solutions to the works of Porphyry abridged from the works of Dawit' Anyaght' and Grigor Tat'ewats'i. ff.156r-185r The Isagoge of Porphyry. ff.185r-190r The Five Proverbs of Dawit' Anyaght'. ff.190r-191v A brief solution to the work of Dawit' called The Division of Matter by Catholicos Simēon. ff.191v-244r Commentary on the Categories of Aristotle, compiled from the works of Dawit' Anyaght' and Grigor Tat'ewats'i by Catholicos Simēon. ff.244r-275v Brief commentary on the Pēriarmēnias of Aristotle abridged from the works of Dawit' Anyaght' and Grigor Tat'ewats'i by Catholicos Simēon Erewants'i. Colophons on ff.106r-v, f.114v, f.122v.

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Other Finding Aids

For more information, see Nersessian, Vrej. 2012. A Catalogue of the Armenian Manuscripts in the British Library acquired since the year 1913 and of collections of other libraries in the United Kingdom, Volume Two. London: The British Library. pp 780-787.

Bibliography

Thomson, R.W. 1995. A Bibliography of Classical Armenian Literature to AD 1500. Turnhout: Brepols.