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1. Arundel MS 98

Reference (shelfmark):
Arundel MS 98
Title:
Excerpt on Pliny the Elder from Suetonius Tranquillus, De viris illustribus; Prefatory epistle to the Historia Naturalis, Pliny the Elder, Epistula ad Vespasianum; Pliny the Elder, Historia naturalis (books 1-18)
Scope & Content:
This manuscript consists of books 1-18 of Pliny the Elder (b. 23, d. 79)'s Historia naturalis (Natural History), preceded by an excerpt on Pliny the Elder from Suetonius Tranquillus (b. 69, d. 140), De viris illustribus (Concerning illustrious men). The manuscript was probably the first volume o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd or 3rd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:

A parchment codex

2. Arundel MS 348, ff 1r-101v

Reference (shelfmark):
Arundel MS 348, ff 1r-101v
Title:
Marcus Tullius Cicero, De Inventione; Pseudo-Cicero, Rhetorica ad Herennium
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-51v: Marcus Tullius Cicero, De Inventione (On Invention). ff. 51v-101v: Pseudo-Cicero, Rhetorica ad Herennium (The Rhetoric to Herennius). Decoration: Six large decorated initials in brown ink with yellow and red washes, two with zoomorphic features of an animal head, or a ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 12th century
Extent:
A part of Arundel MS 348

3. Arundel MS 348, ff 180r-276v

Reference (shelfmark):
Arundel MS 348, ff 180r-276v
Title:
Boethius, Commentary on Aristotle's De Interpretatione
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 180r-276v: Boethius, Commentary on Aristotle's De interpretatione (Perihermeneias) (On Interpretation). Decoration: Red and brown or red simple initials. Diagrams with red and some with line-fillers.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd or 3rd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:
Part of Arundel MS 348