Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, 2050B

Additional shelfmarks	Panton 85
Short title	J. Buridanus Super librum de anima &c. \| Miscellaneous Tracts
Century	15
Precise date	c. 1418
Language	Latin
Previous owners	The MSS. GAbrN 1970-2068 have been known as Panton MSS. since they were aquired by one of Evan Evans' ("Ieuan Brydydd Hir"; 1731-89) literary patrons, Paul Panton the elder (1731-97), Plas Gwyn, Anglesey. \| There are contemporary notes and pentrials, in Latin and German, on 55v, 56v, 101v, 113 and inside the lower cover, including (101v) "()tod Scholze/gute mark und eyn fierdung" with other sums of money beside the names ()ecbel, Jocop Witte, Scherf. MS 85 in the collection of Paul Panton (1727-1797, see Dictionary of Welsh Biography and NLW, Handlist of Manuscripts 1, 175ff.) acquired by NLW in 1914. There is no clue to the intervening history of the MS.
Material	Chart.
Height × width	215 x 150
No. of leaves	136
Gatherings	1^12(wants 1,3,7,8,9,10,11) 2-5^12 6^12(wants 7-12, all probably blank) 7^12(wants 9,10,11, all probably blank) 8^12(wants 12, probably blank) 9^12 10^12(wants 7,11, probably blank) 11-12^12 13^12(wants 12). Quires 2 to 13 are signed 5 to 16 in the top l.h. corner of leading rectos.
Watermarks	Mostly ox-head watermark not identifiable in Piccard, also letter A of type Briquet 7953-4.
Cover	Original binding: sewn by thick cord onto two superimposed strips of leatheronto which vellum covers, only the lower surviving, were also sewn.
Condition	68, 98-101, 113v vacant. \| Three quires apart from part of present quire 1 are apparently lost. The condition of the manuscript and its paper is very poor; there is slight loss of text, mostly on the inner margins.
No. of hands	1 (except 5, 56v-9v, 125v, in other contemporary hands)
No. of columns	Mostly 2 cols.
Width of columns	c. 190 x 120
Lineation	c. 45-55 lines
Initials etc.	Opening words of books/sections often in display script or in red. Mostly rubricated. Poor quality calligraphic initials of 6- to 10-line on 42v, 102, 118.
Marginal annotations	Text double-spaced when accompanied by commentary.
Printed catalogs	Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales 1 (1943) 178. Lohr, C.A., Aristotelica Britannica, Theologie und Philosophie (1978) 82-3. Ker, N.R., Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries 2 (1977) 22. National Library of Wales, Type-written Catalogue <1>.
Publ. descriptions	On the contents cf. Lohr, Aristotelica Britannica, Theologie und Philosophie (1978) 82-3.
Source	Handlist 1 (1943) \| Ker (1977) \| Lohr (1978) \| NLW (Type-written Cat.)
Type of source	cat. \| descr.
Source’s source	insp.

Work 1	Title (ms.)	Scholastic tracts, among which are:
Work 2	Author standard	Benedict \| Johannes Buridanus
	Additional names	Aristoteles
	Title (ms.)	Disputations on "De Anima" \| Quaestiones (breves) super librum De anima \| Quaestiones in libros de Anima
	Contents	(7) (q. 2) Utrum omnis noticia sit bona? ... (11v) Circa secundum de anima queritur primo untrum anima sit substancia? ... (32v) (Q)uestio prima tercii libri de anima. Utrum intellectus sit virtus passiua? ... (q. ult.) Utrum appetitus appetitui sit contrarius?
	Incipit	Circa librum De anima quaeritur: Utrum anima sit subiectum proprium scientiae istius libri \| Circa librum de anima queritur utrum anima sit subiectum proprium sciencie istius libri?
	Publ. descriptions	Cf. Lohr XXVI 173 (A).
	Folio no.	6-41v \| 6r-41v
	Explicit	appetitus contrarius.
	Colophon	Exciplciunt (sic) distupata (sic) libri de aie (leg. anima) collecta per reuerendum magistrum B(ur)idan et pronunciata per magistrum regentem Fragfordie Anno Domini incarnacionis M CCCC VX iii Finita sabota (sic) ante muofamt (??) eadem die finita qua completa. \| Expliciunt Disputata libri De anima collecta per reverendum magistrum Buridan et pronunciata per magistrum regentem Fragfordiae A.D. 1418.
	Other passages	Said to have been pronounced by the Master Regent of "Fragfordie" (sic) in 1418.
	Additional information	On Johannes Buridan see Traditio 26 161ff, on this text see 173.
Work 3	Additional names	Pseudo-Aristoteles
	Title (ms.)	Commentary on the Physionomia \| In Physiognomia \| Treatises on physiology
	Incipit	(comm.) Quoniam autem - Iste liber qui intitulatur Physiognomia Aristotelis prima sui divisione dividitur in octo capitula \| Circa inicium huius. Ex quo sciencia presentis libri subordinatur philosophie naturali questio primo videndum est quid philosophia naturalis? Vnde philosophia naturalis secundum Hugonem in libro de Dyascolicon (sic) est disciplina omnis rerum nauralium \| Circa initium huius. Ex quo scientia praesentis libri subordinatur philosophiae naturali quaestio. Primo videndum est: Quid philosophia naturalis? Unde philosophia naturalis secundum Hugonem in libro De Didascalion est disciplina omnis rerum nauralium \| Quoniam autem iste liber qui intitulatur Phys<ionomi>a Aristotelis prima sui diuisione diuiditur in octo capitula
	Incipit 2	Quoniam autem anime sequntur corpora et ipse secundum se ipsas (42v)
	Folio no.	42-55v \| 42r-56r
	Explicit	(54v) qui autem superiora et curuiora et carniosiora (sic) \| (comm.) reddit bonam memoriam et multas carnes.
	T & K	Cf. TK 1260
Work 4	Title (ms.)	Ars algorismus \| Ars algoristica \| Treatises on "ars algoristica"
	Contents	Sections on addition, subtraction, meditation, duplication, multiplication and division.
	Incipit	Ex quo ars algoristica est multum necessaria
	Folio no.	56v-9v
	Explicit	inferioris ordinis. \| inferioris ordinis. 36 ö 16 = 2
Work 5	Title (ms.)	Treatises on astronomy
Work 6	Author standard	David Iudaeus
	Title (ms.)	Commentary on the Liber de causis \| In De Causis \| Liber de causis
	Incipit	(text) Omnis substancia cadens in quibusdam disposicionibus \| Omnis causa primaria - Omnis substantia cadens in quibusdam dispositionibus \| Omnis causa primaria plus influens super causatum cause secundarie quam ipsa causa secundaria. Cum igitur remouet
	Incipit 2	Omne esse autem est sup<er> eius eternitate<m> et ante ipsam (text)
	Folio no.	60-7v \| 60r-7v
	Rubric	liber de causis
	Explicit	ad laudem veritatis infallibilis ad amorem. \| reliquens in probacionem erronie racionis ad laudem veritatis infalibilis ad amorem.
	Colophon	Explicit expliciunt etc.
	Blank leaves	68rv
	T & K	Cf. TK 996.
Work 7	Title (ms.)	Computus norembergensis \| Computus Norenbergensis \| Computus Norenburgensis
	Incipit	Omnia cum inferiora motibus corporum superiorum gubernantur
	Folio no.	102r-13r
	Rubric	computus norembergensis
	Explicit	et in hoc terminatur Computus Norenburgensis \| Et in hoc terminatur computus Norenburgensis de quo sit ille qui dat Phebo radius (sic) et cornua lune benedictus.
	Colophon	Explicit comptus Norenburgensis eo die.
	T & K	Cf. TK 989