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Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2718
Title:: Justin, Epitome historiarum Pompeii Trogi
Scope & Content:: Justin, Epitome historiarum Pompeii Trogi, or Epitoma historiarum philippicarum, imperfect, containing bks 1-43 out of 44, glossed. Mistake in the numbering of the books (2 successive books numbered 39). The text ends in the middle of book 43 (mistakenly announced as book 42). Guide letters ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2719
Title:: Nonius Marcellus, De Compendiosa Doctrina, with glosses
Scope & Content:: This manuscript consists of the only surviving text of the Latin grammarian Nonius Marcellus (fl. early 4th century), De Compendiosa Doctrina (Compendium on Instruction).This lexigographical work is divided into twenty books ordered according to words used by various authors quoted by Nonius Mar...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Breton, Greek, Ancient, and Latin
Date Range:: 3rd quarter of the 9th century
Extent:: A parchment codex

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2720
Title:: Publius Papinius Statius, Thebais
Scope & Content:: Contents: f. 1r: Prologue to Statius, Thebais (imperfect at the beginning due to loss of leaves). ff. 1r-85v: Publius Papinius Statius, Thebais. Decoration: 1 large arabesque initial in brown with reserved designs and penwork decoration in green (f. 1r). Smaller arabesque initial and pla...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 2nd quarter of the 12th century-3rd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2721
Title:: Terence, Comoediae; Andria; Eunuchus; Heauton tirorumenos; Adelphoe; Phormio; Hecyra
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-116r: Terence, Comoediae, preceded by arguments and prologues. ff. 1r-20v: Andria. ff. 20v-42r: Eunuchus ff. 42r-60: Heauton tirorumenos. ff. 60v-79r: Adelphoe. ff. 79v-99v: Phormio. ff. 99v-116r: Hecyra. Decoration: Large initial in colours on a gold p...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2722
Title:: Marcus Tullius Cicero, De Legibus
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1v-34r: Marcus Tullius Cicero, De Legibus. [f. 1r is blank].
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 15th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2723
Title:: Cicero, De Amicitia; De Senectute; Paradoxica Stoicorum
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-13v: Cicero, De Amicitia (On Friendship); ff. 13v-24v: Cicero, De Senectute (On Old Age); ff. 25r-32r: Cicero, Paradoxica Stoicorum (Stoic Paradoxes). [f. 32v is blank]. Decoration: Large white vine initials in colours and gold at the beginning of each text (ff. 1r, 1...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: c. 1450-c. 1460
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2724
Title:: Q. Horatius Flaccus (Horace), Works, with added texts regarding Horace's poetry and life
Scope & Content:: Six works by the Roman poet Q. Horatius Flaccus (Horace): ff. 2r-46r: Carmina. ff. 47r-54v: Ars Poetica. ff. 55r-66r: Epodae. ff. 66r-67r: Carmen saeculare. ff. 67v-94v: Epistulae. ff. 94v-130r Sermones. ff. 130r-130v: Vita Horatii attributed to Helenius Acro, and Servius, De metris Horat...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 11th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2724, f 130v
Title:: Miscellaneous notes on mythology
Scope & Content:: Miscellaneous notes on mythology including: Names of Furies, Parcas, Gorgons, etc, incipit 'Nomina furiarum'; Fulgentius Mythographus, Mitologiae, liber 1: 'Fabula de novem musis', incipit: 'Ergo hic est rite ordo'; explicit: 'Nonum bene proferre quod elegeris'; and notes on the names of gods an...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 11th century
Extent:: 1 folio.

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2724, f 131r
Title:: Verses
Scope & Content:: Verses, incipit: 'Flante cum iram Zephiro solutam'; explicit: 'Sentiat ictu'.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 11th century
Extent:: 1 folio.

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2724, f 131v
Title:: Commentary on Martianus Capella
Scope & Content:: Commentary on Martianus Capella, incipit: 'A soma sine corpore'; explicit: 'Inde melicus melica melicum'.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 11th century
Extent:: 1 folio.

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