MS. Arm. f. 6

Oriental Manuscripts

David the Philosopher, A.D. 1334.

f. 2

Author: David, the Invincible (Davitʻ Anhaghtʻ, Davit' Anyałt)

Title: The Definitions of Philosophy, and other philosphical tracts

Language(s): Armenian

This treatise (in 21 or 22) chapters is an introduction to the study of philosophy, and consists of a refutation of the four objections raised by Pyrrhonism against philosophy. Extracts of this work in Greek text are published by Brandis. Further pieces include: Omnia Mala; Isagoge of Porphyry; Letter of Aristotle to King Alexander about the Cosmos.

References

Baronian and Conybeare, Catalogue of the Armenian manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, no. 110, pp. 228-230.

Physical Description

Form: codex

Dimensions (leaf): 6.75" × 4.75" × 2" in.

Layout

Hand(s)

Written in Bolorgir script

History

Origin: 1334

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on: Baronian, Sukias, Rev.; Conybeare, F. C. (Frederick Cornwallis); Catalogue of the Armenian manuscripts in the Bodleian Library; Oxford, at the Clarendon Press 1918

Availability

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Funding of Cataloguing

JISC-??-

A catalogue of Armenian Manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries