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The present work of Michael Psellus, usually known as De Omnifaria Doctrina, was published for the first time by F abricius, Bibliotheca Graeca, vol.V (Hamburg 1723), app.2, pp.69-184 (not in ed.Harlesiana ; reprint in Migne, Patrol.Gr. 122, 687-784).In spite of Fabricius' assertion to the contrary, his text (taken from Hamb.philol.153) is incomplete, as it contains only 157 sections out of 193.The remaining 36, together with 8 additional sections from a longer redaction, were supplied by С h.E. Ruelle in Annuaire de l'association pour l'encouragement des études grecques en France 13 (1879) pp.230-278.Ruelle made a random choice from five MSS.: Paris, gr.900, 949, 2087, 2231, Matr.gr.51.Apart from occasional fragmentary publications from different MSS., which will be mentioned below, these are the only editions that exist.As the collection is characteristic of Psellus and his period, and also contains some interesting extracts from classical authors, a complete critical edition may have its use.There are at least four distinct redactions extant, which can easily be recognized by their titles and especially by the order of the sections.Of the oldest two I have consulted every MS. that is available at present, for the later redactions I had to make a selection.Most MSS. have been collated from photographs: Hieros.gr.108 (thanks to the help of Father C.D.Visker O.P.), Laur.VII 35, Matrit.gr.51, Laur.IX 16, Paris, suppl.gr.1255, Bodl.Seid.gr.16, Vindob.philos.-philol.gr.225, Brux.14249, Paris, gr.2087 and 2231, Vat.Pal.gr.383, Bodl.Roe gr. 18.I had sample pages of Vindob.philos.-philol.gr.149, Monac.gr.384, Paris, gr.900 and 949, Laur.LXXXVI 15 and LXXXVII 13.The Latin translation Hamb.philol.53 was kindly sent to Nijmegen by the Hamburg Municipal Library, and collated there.From Mr. C. S. Petersen of Copenhagen I got some further information on Havn.Bibl.Reg.1985, and from Father L. Rubio on Escur.y. -III.-16.The other MSS.are only known to me from the printed catalogues, and, in a few cases, from editions (Neap.mus.nat.III.D. 15, Paris, gr.854 and 1883, Monac.gr.490; and those used by Ruelle). 1 I.The first redaction has the title of 'Επιλύσεις σύντομοι αποριών φυσικών (in A): it should not be confused with Quaestiones naturales (Migne PGr.122, 784-809), which is really an incomplete text of Symeon Seth's Σύνοψις και απάνθισμα φυσικών ζητημάτων in five books (Delatte, Anecdota Atheniensia et alia II, Paris 1939), and is often appended to De Omnifaria Doctrina as a work of Psellus : MSS.A, F and Vindob.phil.gr.149 give books 1-IV under the title of "Ετεραι επιλύσεις φυσικών άπορημάτων, and the first three books occur in most MSS. of red.IV as 'Επιλύσεις σύντομοι φυσικών ζητημάτων.As the title indicates, red.I contains only the sections on physics ( § § 15-20, 47-65, 82-193 of this edition), in the following order: 57, 82, 83, 151.
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