Search

Project / Collection Harley Collection Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

2631. Harley MS 2579

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2579
Title:
Miscellany including Macer Floridus, De viribus herbarum
Scope & Content:
The manuscript is a humanistic miscellany including: Pseudo-Ovidius, Liber facetus (ff. 1r-12r); Macer Floridus, De viribus herbarum (ff. 13r-66r); M. Porcius Cato, De re rustica or De agri cultura (ff. 67r-115r). Decoration: Large initials in colours and gold with foliate decoration (ff....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Mid 15th century
Extent:
116 folios.

2632. Harley MS 2579, ff 1r-12r

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2579, ff 1r-12r
Title:
Pseudo-Ovidius, Liber facetus
Scope & Content:
Pseudo-Ovidius, Liber facetus, incipit: 'Moribus et vita quisquis vult esse facetus', distich verse.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Mid 15th century
Extent:
12 folios.

2633. Harley MS 2579, ff 13r-66r

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2579, ff 13r-66r
Title:
Macer Floridus, De viribus herbarum
Scope & Content:
Macer Floridus (Odo of Meung), De viribus herbarum. A humanistic copy of the Latin poem in hexameters describing the medical virtues of herbs written under the pseudonym of Macer (with reference to the Roman poet Aemilius Macer, d. 15 BC). The author apparently is the French physician Odo de Meu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Mid 15th century
Extent:
54 folios.

2634. Harley MS 2579, ff 67r-115r

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2579, ff 67r-115r
Title:
M. Porcius Cato, De re rustica or De agri cultura
Scope & Content:
M. Porcius Cato, De re rustica or De agri cultura, with late 15th-century glosses, preceded by a table of contents (ff. 67r-70v).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Mid 15th century
Extent:
49 folios.

2635. Harley MS 2580

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2580
Title:
Miscellany containing excerpts from classical authors and works from humanist scholars
Scope & Content:
A humanistic miscellany containing a selection of excerpts from classical authors and works from humanist scholars. Contents: ff. 2-11v: Cornelius Nepos, Life of Pomponius Atticus attributed to Aemilius Probus. ff. 12r-13r: Cornelius Nepos, Life of Cato Maior attributed to Aemilius Probus ff...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

2636. Harley MS 2581

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2581
Title:
Horace, Ars poetica; Satires; Epistulae
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-10r: Horace [Quintus Horatius Flaccus], Ars poetica. ff. 10r-52v: Horace, Satires. ff. 53r-83v: Horace, Epistulae. The manuscript contains later additions: f. 1*recto: An Italian inscription: 'Se questo libro asorta si p[re]dessi a ?dapitassi allemane di p[er]sona che no[n...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian and Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 15th century-3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

2637. Harley MS 2583

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2583
Title:
Gaius Julius Solinus, De situ orbis et mirabilibus mundi
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-158v: Gaius Julius Solinus, De situ orbis et mirabilibus mundi.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:
1 volume

2638. Harley MS 2584

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2584
Title:
Solinus, Collectanea rerum mirabilium and Pseudo-Aristotle, Problemata and Secretum secretorum
Scope & Content:
The volume is composed of three independent parts that originally circulated as independent manuscripts (ff. 1-42; 43-140; 141-169) and includes: ff. 1r-42r: Solinus, Collectanea rerum mirabilium. ff. 43r-140v: Pseudo-Aristotle, Problemata. ff. 141r-167v: Pseudo-Aristotle, Secretum secretorum.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
A parchment codex

2639. Harley MS 2584, ff 1r-42r

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2584, ff 1r-42r
Title:
Solinus, Collectanea rerum mirabilium
Scope & Content:
Solinus, Collectanea rerum mirabilium, rubric: 'C. Iulii Solini summi gramatici polihistor ab ipso editus et recognitus de situ orbis tractarum et de singulis mirabilibus que in mundo habentur Solinus', incipit: 'Quoniam quidam impaciencius pocius.' Includes numerous marginal annotations. Decor...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter ofthe 13th century
Extent:
42 folios.

2640. Harley MS 2584, ff 43r-140v

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2584, ff 43r-140v
Title:
Pseudo-Aristotle, Problemata
Scope & Content:
Pseudo-Aristotle, Problemata, in the Latin translation by Bartholomaeus de Messina with a list of chapters, incipit: 'Propter quid magne super habundantie.' Decoration: 1 puzzle initials in red and black at the beginning of the text. Initials and rubrics in red. Guide letters and instruction ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Late 13th century-Early 14th century
Extent:
98 folios.

Limit your search

more »
more »
more »
more »