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41. Harley MS 2586

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2586
Title:
Geoffrey de Vinsauf, Poetria nova; Francesco Piccinini, Poetry collection dedicated to Antonius Astensis; Guarino da Verona, Epistolae; Agostino Dati, Elegantiolae
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains the Poetria nova of Geoffrey de Vinsauf (fl. 1200) and a poetry collection by Francesco Piccinini (fl. 15th century), who identifies himself as a ducal scribe and dedicates the work to Antonius Astensis. The volume also includes a number of letters by the Italian humanis...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

42. Harley MS 2607

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2607
Title:
Ovid, Epistulae ex Ponto
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains a copy of Epistulae ex Ponto (Letters from the Black Sea), a collection of poetry written by the Roman poet Publius Ovidius Naso (b. 43 BC, d. 17/18 AD), also known as Ovid. The work was composed during Ovid's exile from Rome at the port city of Tomis, on the Black Sea. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1472
Extent:
1 volume

43. Harley MS 2617

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2617
Title:
Ovid, Heroides
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-78r: Ovid, Heroides (The Heroines), with interlinear glosses. ff. 78v-79r: an unidentified text in Latin, possibly a paraphrase or extract from Rolandinus Passagerii's Aurora, beginning, 'Quonia aromatu solet se natura ut longe contrita redoleant', added in the 15th century....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 volume

44. Harley MS 2627

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2627
Title:
Cicero, De Amicitia
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-20r: Marcus Tullius Cicero, De Amicitia (On Friendship). [f. 20v is blank]. Decoration: Large initial in green and blue ink with reserved designs (f. 1r). 4 coloured initials in green ink (ff. 2r, 7r, 11v, 15v).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

45. Harley MS 2646

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2646
Title:
Cicero, De Senectute and Paradoxica stoicorum
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-23r: Cicero, De Senectute (On Old Age), imperfect; ff. 23v-36v: Cicero, Paradoxica stoicorum (Stoic Paradoxes). Decoration: Large initial in gold and colours with acanthus leaves extending into the margins and besants (f. 23v). 2 smaller initials in red with brown pen-flo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

46. Harley MS 2656

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2656
Title:
Terence, Comoediae, with prologues and arguments; Vita Terencii; Epitaphium Terencii
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains a 12th-century copy of six comedies written by the playwright Publius Terentius Afer (b. c. 195/185, d. c. 159 BC), also known as Terence. Contents: ff. 1r-69r: Terence, Comoediae, with prologues and arguments, including: ff. 1r-12r: Andria (The Girl from Andros). ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 12th century
Extent:
1 volume

47. Harley MS 2702

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2702
Title:
Marcus Terentius Varro, De re rustica
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains De re rustica, a work on agriculture by the Roman scholar Marcus Terentius Varro (b. 116 BC, d. 27 BC). Contents: ff. 2r-245r: Marcus Terentius Varro, De re rustica (On agriculture). [ff. 1v and 245v are blank]. Decoration: 1 miniature in colours and gold, depi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Last quarter of the 15th century-1st quarter of the 16th century
Extent:
A parchment codex

48. Harley MS 2760

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2760
Title:
Vitruvius, De architectura
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains a copy of De architectura (On architecture), a treatise by the Roman author and architect Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (b. c. 80–70 BC, d. after c. 15 BC). Contents: ff. 1r-77r: Vitruvius, De architectura. f. 77v is blank. Decoration: A diagram of a wind rose in the ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 13th century
Extent:
1 volume

49. Harley MS 2775

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2775
Title:
Priscian, Institutiones grammaticae
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains a copy of the Institutiones grammaticae (Institutes of Grammar), written by the Latin grammarian Priscianus Caesariensis (fl. 500), commonly known as Priscian. The work was used as the standard textbook for the study of Latin during the Middle Ages. The text features num...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 12th century
Extent:
1 volume

50. Harley MS 2781

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2781
Title:
Livy, De secundo bello Punico
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-159r: Titus Livius Patavinus (b. 59 BC, d. AD 17), also known as Livy, De secundo bello Punico (On the second Punic War). Decoration: Small initials in blue and red at the beginning of the manuscript.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
c 1461
Extent:

1 volume