Παρεκβολαί (Oct 2014)
The Commentary on Aristotle’s Treatise On the Heavens in Marcianus gr. 211 and Bessarion’s Autograph Parisinus gr. 2042
Abstract
This article deals with Bessarion’s excerpts from Aristotle’s treatise On the Heavens in Parisinus gr. 2042 as well as with Marcianus gr. 211 that Bessarion used as model. A further topic is the exploration of the commentaries to Aristotle’s treatise On Generation and Corruption written down by Bessarion on the edges of Marcianus gr. 211. Finally, the article touches upon three commentaries to Aristotle’s On the Heavens contained in Marcianus gr.211 in order to study their sources as well as their transmission in other Greek manuscripts.
