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Reference (shelfmark):: Burney MS 257
Title:: Publius Papinius Statius, Thebais and Achilleis, with scholia by Laurent de Premierfait (alias Laurencius Campannus).
Scope & Content:: ff. 2r-4v: Laurent de Premierfait, compendium to Thebais (ascribed in the manuscript to Laurencius Campannus). ff. 4v-210r: Statius, Thebais (imperfect, wanting Book V, 728-753, Book VI, 1-18, and the rhymed epitome to book VI). ff. 210v-222v: Laurent de Premierfait, a summary of Thebais by ch...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 1st quarter of the 15th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Burney MS 258
Title:: Statius, Thebaid, with gloss, accessus, and anonymous vita
Scope & Content:: Statius, Thebaid, with gloss, accessus, and anonymous vita. Decoration: Simple red initials at the beginning of books. Initial capitals sometimes highlighted in red.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 1st half of the 12th century
Extent:: Parchment codex

Reference (shelfmark):: Burney MS 259
Title:: Caius Suetonius Tranquillus,Lives of the Caesars
Scope & Content:: An elegant humanistcopy of Suetonius’s Lives of the Caesars. Contents: ff. Ir-IIIv: blank ff. 1r-149v: CaiusSuetonius Tranquillus, Lives of theTwelve Caesars. f. 149ar-v: blank f. 150r: Burney's table of contents f. 150v: blank ff. Ir-IIIv: blank Decoration: 1 large white vine initial...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 2nd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:: One volume.

Reference (shelfmark):: Burney MS 260
Title:: Caius Suetonius Tranquillus, De vita Caesarum
Scope & Content:: ff. 1-130v: Caius Suetonius Tranquillus, de vita Caesarum (Book 3 on Claudius is mislabeled as Claudius). f. 130v: Decimus Magnus Ausonius: De duodecim caesaribus per Suetonium Tranquillum scriptis. 3. Inc. 'Julius ut perhibent divus triateride regnat'. Expl. 'Quindecies saevis potitur dum frat...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 2nd half of 15th century
Extent:: Paper codex.

Reference (shelfmark):: Burney MS 261
Title:: Terence, Comedies, preceded by prologues and arguments: Andria, Eunuchus, Heautontimorumenos, Adelphoe, Hecyra, Phormio
Scope & Content:: Terence, Comedies, preceded by prologues and arguments: Andria (ff. 1v-21v), Eunuchus (ff. 22r-45v), Heautontimorumenos (ff. 46r-68v), Adelphoe (ff. 68v-89r), Hecyra (ff. 89r-108r), Phormio (ff. 108r-130r). Decoration: 1 large initial (excised) (f. 1r), with a three-sided border incorporating ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 2nd or 3rd quarter of the 14th century
Extent:: Parchment codex

Reference (shelfmark):: Burney MS 262
Title:: Terence, Comedies, preceded by arguments and prologues: Andria, Eunuchus, Heautontimorumenos, Adelphoe, Hecyra, Phormio
Scope & Content:: Terence, Comedies, preceded by arguments and prologues: Andria (ff. 3r-18v), Eunuchus (ff. 18v-36v), Heautontimorumenos (ff. 36v-55v), Adelphoe (f. 55v-73v), Hecyra (ff. 74r-89r), Phormio (ff. 89v-107r). Decoration: White vine initials in colours and gold (the gold scraped away) at the beginni...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 4th quarter of the 15th century
Extent:: Parchment codex

Reference (shelfmark):: Burney MS 263
Title:: Terence, Comedies, preceded by arguments and prologues: Andria, Eunuchus, Heautontimorumenos, Adelphoe, Hecyra, Phormio
Scope & Content:: Terence, Comedies, preceded by arguments and prologues: Andria (ff. 1r-27v), Eunuchus (ff. 28r-57v), Heautontimorumenos (ff. 58r-87r), Adelphoe (f. 87r-113v), Hecyra (ff. 114r-137v), Phormio (ff. 138r-166v). Decoration: 1 large zoomorphic initial, in colours and gold, with foliate marginal ext...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: Mid 15th century
Extent:: Parchment codex

Reference (shelfmark):: Burney MS 264
Title:: Terence, Comedies
Scope & Content:: Terence, Comedies, preceded by arguments and prologues: ff. 1r-29v; Andria ff. 30r-74v: Eunuchus ff. 75r-115r: Heautontimorumenos ff. 115r-144r: Adelphoe ff. 145r-177r: Hecyra, ff. 177v-205v: Phormio Decoration: 2 puzzle initials in red and blue (f. 1r).
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 2nd half of the 15th century
Extent:: Paper codex.

Reference (shelfmark):: Burney MS 265
Title:: Terence, Andria, Eunuchus, Heautontimorumenos, Adelphoe, Hecyra (fragment)
Scope & Content:: Terence, Andria (ff. 1r-22r), Eunuchus (ff. 22r-46r), Heautontimorumenos (ff. 46r-61r), Adelphoe (ff. 62r-83r), Hecyra (fragment) (ff. 83r-85v), with interlines and marginal notes. Decoration: 1 large red initial decorated with black ink in the bowl (f. 1r). Other large and small mostly very p...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: c 1473
Extent:: Paper codex

Reference (shelfmark):: Burney MS 266
Title:: Terence, Comedies, preceded by arguments and prologues: Andria, Eunuchus, Heautontimorumenos, Adelphoe, Hecyra, Phormio
Scope & Content:: Terence, Comedies, preceded by arguments and prologues: Andria (ff. 1r-18v), Eunuchus (ff. 18v-56v), Heautontimorumenos (ff. 57r-94v), Adelphoe (ff. 94v-122v), Hecyra (ff. 122v-150r), Phormio (ff. 150r-181v). Decoration: Large initials in black ink (one in red, f. 75r), sometimes in the form o...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 2nd half of the 15th century
Extent:: Paper codex

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