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2761. Harley MS 2752

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2752
Title:
Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Epistulae morales ad Lucilium
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains the Epistulae morales ad Lucilium (The Moral Letters to Lucilius), a collection of 124 letters written by the Roman Stoic philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca (b. 4 BC, d. 65) towards the end of his life. Contents: ff. 1r-89r: Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Epistulae morales ad...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

2762. Harley MS 2753

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2753
Title:
Claudianus Claudius, Carmina maiora; Carmina minora; De Raptu Proserpinae
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains a collection of works of the Alexandrian poet Claudianus Claudius (d. after 404), commonly known as Claudian. Contents: ff. 1r-6r: Claudianus Claudius, In Rufinum (Against Rufinus), with preface beginning, 'Phebeo domitus phiton'. ff. 6r-9r: Claudianus Claudius, De...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 12th century-1st quarter of the 13th century
Extent:
1 volume

2763. Harley MS 2754

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2754
Title:
Virgil, Opera
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-12r: Virgil, Eclogues. ff. 12r-41r: Virgil, Georgics. ff. 42r-174r: Virgil, Aeneid. ff. 41v and 174v are blank. Decoration: 12 very large initials in blue and red with red and brown pen-flourishing (ff. 42r, 52v, 63r, 72v, 82, 93v, 105v, 116v, 126v, 137v, 149v, 161v)...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 15th century-3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

2764. Harley MS 2755

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2755
Title:
Virgil, Aeneid, Bucolica, and Georgica
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-180r: Virgil, Aeneid; ff. 181r-195v: Virgil, Bucolica (Bucolics); ff. 196r-234r: Virgil, Georgica (Georgics). [f. 234v is blank]. Decoration: 1 large initial in gold on a panel with white vine scrolls extending into the margins, and a partial decorated border with white...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

2765. Harley MS 2756

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2756
Title:
Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains a 15th-century copy of Aulus Gellius' Noctes atticae (Attic Nights), a commonplace book comprising notes on grammar, history, antiquarianism and philosophy, drawn from a variety of sources. Contents: ff. 1r-206v: Aulus Gellius, Noctes atticae. Decoration: 19 larg...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

2766. Harley MS 2757

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2757
Title:
Quintus Curtius Rufus, Historiae Alexandri Magni
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains a copy of the Historiae Alexandri Magni (Histories of Alexander the Great) by the Roman historian Quintus Curtius Rufus (fl. 1st century). Contents: ff. 1r-180v: Quintus Curtius Rufus, Historiae Alexandri Magni. Decoration: 1 white vine lower border and wreath en...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
c. 1450-c. 1460
Extent:
1 volume

2767. Harley MS 2758

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2758
Title:
Ovid, Heroides
Scope & Content:
This 14th-century manuscript contains a copy of the Heroides (The Heroines), a collection of 15 epistolary poems by the Roman poet Publius Ovidius Naso (b. 43 BC, d. 17/18 AD), also known as Ovid. Contents: ff. 1r-48v: Ovid, Heroides. Decoration: Partial foliate border in colours and gol...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 14th century
Extent:
1 volume

2768. Harley MS 2759

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2759
Title:
Valerius Maximus, Facta et dicta memorabilia
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-217v: Valerius Maximus, Facta et dicta memorabilia, with marginal and interlinear gloss, and, at the end of each book, the list of rubrics of the following book. f. 219: A a former pastedown. Decoration: Historiated initial in colours and gold of Valerius Maximus standing ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

2769. Harley MS 2760

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2760
Title:
Vitruvius, De architectura
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains a copy of De architectura (On architecture), a treatise by the Roman author and architect Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (b. c. 80–70 BC, d. after c. 15 BC). Contents: ff. 1r-77r: Vitruvius, De architectura. f. 77v is blank. Decoration: A diagram of a wind rose in the ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 13th century
Extent:
1 volume

2770. Harley MS 2761

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2761
Title:
Virgil, Bucolica, Georgica and Aeneid
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains the three major works of the Roman poet Virgil (b. 70 BC, d. 19 BC): Bucolica (Bucolics), Georgica (Georgics), and Aeneid. The manuscript has been attributed to the Italian scribe Giovanfrancesco Marzi of San Gimignano (b. 1440, d. after 1494). Contents: ff. 1r-35r: ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:

1 volume

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