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21. Harley MS 2649

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2649
Title:
Juvenal, Satirae; Aulus Persius Flaccus, Satirae
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains two collections of Satirae (Satires), by the Roman poets Juvenal (fl. late 1st century-early 2nd century) and Aulus Persius Flaccus (b. 34, d. 62). Contents: ff. 1r-73r: Juvenal, Satirae. ff. 73r-85v: Aulus Persius Flaccus, Satirae. Decoration: Three-sided white ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1462
Extent:
1 volume

22. Harley MS 2662

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2662
Title:
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus, Institutio Oratorio
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains the Institutio Oratorio (Institutes of Oratory), a twelve-volume textbook on the theory and practice of rhetoric by Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (b. c. 35, d. c. 100), also known as Quintilian. The text features marginal annotations, many written in Greek. Contents: ff...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Modern and Latin
Date Range:
1434
Extent:
1 volume

23. Harley MS 2774

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2774
Title:
Valerius Maximus, Facta et dicta memorabilia
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains the Facta et dicta memorabilia (Memorable Deeds and Sayings), a collection of short stories written by the Roman author Valerius Maximus, who was active during the reign of the Emperor Tiberius (r. 14-37). Contents: ff. 1r-v: A list of chapters; ff. 2r-95v: Valeriu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 15th century
Extent:

1 volume

24. 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

25. 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

26. Harley MS 3442

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 3442
Title:
Petrarch, Il canzoniere; Trionfi
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains Il canzoniere (Song book) and Trionfi (Triumphs), two poetry collections by the Italian humanist, scholar, and poet Francesca Petrarca (b. 1304, d. 1374), commonly known as Petrarch. The scribe was responsible for two other Petrarchan manuscripts: Bodleian Library, MSS...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

27. Harley MS 4862

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4862
Title:
Quintus Horatius Flaccus, Opera
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-122r: Quintus Horatius Flaccus, Opera (Works). [f. 122v is blank]. Decoration: 1 white vine border bounded by gold lines, on a coloured ground, including an author portrait of Horace in a roundel, 2 putti, and an unidentified coat of arms, with a large initial in gold, a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1461
Extent:

1 volume

28. Seal CLIX.2

Reference (shelfmark):
Seal CLIX.2
Title:
Scope & Content:
IMPRESSION of the seal of the Augustinian Canons of St. Georgius de Ferrarola, Ferrara ; n.d. City of Ferrara: Seal of the Augustinian Canons of St. Georgius de Ferrarola: n.d.: (recent impression).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

29. Seal CLXXIX.89

Reference (shelfmark):
Seal CLXXIX.89
Title:
Scope & Content:
Olivetan monastery of St George, Ferrara; 15th cent. City of Ferrara: Conventual seal of the monastery of St George: 15th cent.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

30. Stowe MS 119

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe MS 119
Title:
Scope & Content:
MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, chiefly relating to ecclesiastical matters, 1. "Extract of what past between the Greeks and Latins at the Councils of Ferrara and Florence held in the year 1438," etc. f. 1. 2. " A breif note of such matters as weare agreed vpon by the Kinges Majestie his Lordes of the Co...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:
1 item