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2841. Harley MS 2776

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2776
Title:
Titus Maccius Plautus, Comoediae, with prologues and arguments
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains copies of a number of Latin comedies written by the Roman playwright Titus Maccius Plautus (b. c. 254, d. 184 BC): Amphitryon, Asinaria (The One with Asses), Aulularia (The Little Pot), Captivi (The Captives), Curculio (The Weevil), Casina, Cistellaria (The Casket), and ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 15th century-3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

2842. Harley MS 2777

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2777
Title:
Virgil, Aeneid
Scope & Content:
It is likely that this manuscript of Virgil’s Aeneid, a text that was commonly used for teaching Latin grammar through Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, was made specifically for the use of a teacher in the classroom. This is indicated by its unusually tall and narrow dimensions, which makes i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 12th century-1st quarter of the 13th century
Extent:
1 volume

2843. Harley MS 2778

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2778
Title:
Sextus Propertius, Elegiae; Caius Valerius Catullus, Carmina
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains the works of two Roman poets: the Elegiae (Elegies) of Sextus Propertius (died after 15 BC) and the Carmina (Poems) of Gaius Valerius Catullus (b. c. 84 BC, d. c. 54 BC). Contents: ff. 1r-71v: Sextus Propertius, Elegiae. ff. 72r-112v: Catullus, Carmina. Decoratio...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:

1 volume

2844. Harley MS 2779

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2779
Title:
Valerius Maximus, Facta et dicta memorabilia
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 1v: Table of contents. ff. 2r-115v: Valerius Maximus, Facta et dicta memorabilia, in 9 books. Decoration: 10 large white vine initials in colours and gold (ff. 2r, 13r, 25r, 37r, 49r, 62r, 73v, 83r, 83v, 98r). 1 initial in silver, now tarnished (f. 111v). Large initials in red. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Middle of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

2845. Harley MS 2780

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2780
Title:
Pliny the Younger, Letters, imperfect
Scope & Content:
Imperfect copy of Pliny the Younger’s Letters, Books 1-9 of 10. Beginning with Letter 1.3, to Caninius Rufus, and ending with Letter 9.40, to Plinius Fusco. f. 1* is a former pastedown. f. 165r and 172v are blank. Vertical catchwords. Ruled in hardpoint. Decoration: 1 very large white vine...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 volume

2846. 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

2847. Harley MS 2782

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2782
Title:
Servius, Commentary on Virgil; a variorum commentary
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-164v: Servius, Commentary on Virgil's Georgica (ff. 1r-28r) and the Aeneis (ff. 28r-164v); lacking the commentary for the Ecloga; the text is edited, corrected, glossed, marked for mythological information, provided with NOTA monograms and headings, as well as interspersed and ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
9th century
Extent:
1 volume

2848. Harley MS 2783

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2783
Title:
Lucan, Pharsalia or De Bello civili
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains a copy of De Bello civili (On the Civil War), commonly referred to as the Pharsalia, an epic poem by the Roman poet Lucan (b. 39, d. 69), detailing the civil war between Julius Caesar and the forces of the Roman Senate led by Pompey the Great. Contents: ff. 1r-127r: ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1466
Extent:

1 volume

2849. Harley MS 2784

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2784
Title:
Cicero, De officiis; Paradoxica stoicorum; De amicitia; De senectute; Lactantius, De vero cultu; Martin of Braga, Formula vitae honestae
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-45v: Cicero, De officiis (On duties). ff. 46r-51v: Cicero, Paradoxica stoicorum (Stoic paradoxes). ff. 52r-64r: Cicero, De amicitia (On friendship). ff. 64r-74v: Cicero, De senectute (On old age). ff. 75r-99r: Lactantius, De vero cultu (Bk. VI of the Institutiones Divi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

2850. Harley MS 2785

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2785
Title:
Choir Breviary (winter part), use of Sarum
Scope & Content:
The manuscript includes the winter part of a choir Breviary: ff. 1r-169v: Temporale (From Advent to Pentecost), with blessings for the whole year (ff. 168r-169v). ff. 170r- 175v: Calendar, including the following saints: David and Chad (in black), Wulstan, Batildis, Edward, Cuthbert, Edmund, J...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
Parchment codex

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