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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Burney MS Subject Grammar Level [40] File

1. Burney MS 237

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 237
Title:
Priscian, Institutiones grammaticae, (books 17-18); Pseudo-Priscian, De accentibus
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains two texts about Latin grammar: the two last books of the Institutiones grammaticae (Institutes of Grammar) of Priscian (fl. c. 500), often called the Priscianus minor (Lesser Priscian), as in the added title on f. 2v; and De accentibus (On Accents) by Pseudo-Priscian (fl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 13th century
Extent:

A parchment codex

2. Burney MS 326

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 326
Title:
Isidore of Seville, Etymologiae
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains the Etymologiae (Etymologies), also known as Origenes (Origins), by Isidore of Seville (b. c. 560, d. 636). This is an encyclopedic work that discusses the origin of words related to the liberal arts and a vast range of other subjects. The manuscript appears to have been...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd or 3rd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:
A parchment codex