Martianus Capella, De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii, book 8 (De astronomia).
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Martianus Capella, De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii, book 8 (De astronomia). Decoration: 7 diagrams in red or brown ink (ff. 20r, 23v, 26v, 28r, 28v, 32r, 32v).
Baudri de Bourgueil, De tribus mundi partibus et de distribucione tocius orbis, montium et fluminum.
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Baudri de Bourgueil, De tribus mundi partibus et de distribucione tocius orbis, montium et fluminum (fragment of carmen 134 Adelae Comitissae, v. 749-945).
Macer Floridus (Odo of Meung), De viribus herbarum
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Macer Floridus (Odo of Meung), De viribus herbarum. The manuscript is a humanistic copy of a 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 is generally identified with ...
Cicero, Somnium Scipionis; Ambrosius Theodosius Macrobius, Commentary on Cicero's Somnium Scipionis; Calcidius, Commentary on Plato's Timaeus
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This manuscript contains Cicero (b. 106 BC, d. 43 BC)’s Somnium Scipionis (The Dream of Scipio), Macrobius (fl. 400)'s commentary on it, as well as Calcidius (4th century)’s commentary of Plato (b. 429 BC, d. 347 BC)’s dialogue Timaeus (Timaios). These philosophical works stood as the basis of m...
Contents: ff. 1r-57r : Publius Ovidius Naso, Fasti,with glosses. f. 57v: Numerous Latin grammar exercises in various hands. Decoration: Several small initials in red.
Contents: ff. 1r-49v: Ovid, Fasti. ff. 50v-53r: an astrological calendar (January to July). f. 53v: commentary on Ovid, Fasti (beginning 'In principio uniuscuiusque autoris quinque sunt inquirenda que materia, que intentio'). Decoration: Initials in red ink with a pattern of circles an...
Terence, Comoediae, with prologues and arguments; Vita Terencii; Epitaphium Terencii
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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). ...