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Subject Rhetoric

1. Add MS 11983

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 11983
Title:
Seneca the Younger, De Clementia, Apocolocyntosis or Ludus de Morte Claudii, Proverbia, De Beneficiis; Publilius Syrus, Proverbia Senecae Secundum Ordinem Alphabeti; Ausonius, Versus de Duodecim Caesarum, Tetrasticha; Epitaphium Senecae; anonymous verses in praise of England; Marbod of Rennes, De Ornamentis Verborum; Hermes Trismegistus, Asclepius
Scope & Content:
This manuscript from c. 1100 contains a collection of works by and related to Seneca the Younger (b. 4 BC, d. 65AD), together with those by Ausonius (b. c. 310, d. 395) and Marbod of Rennes (b. c. 1035, d. 1123). Contents: ff. 4r-21v: Seneca, De Clementia (On Mercy), beginning: ‘Scribere de cl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
c 1075-c 1125
Extent:
A parchment codex

2. Add MS 16984

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Add MS 16984
Title:
Cicero, De Inventione; Pseudo-Cicero, Rhetorica ad Herennium
Scope & Content:
Contents: This 12th-century manuscript consists of two treatises dedicated to the art of rhetoric. Although they were composed by different authors, the two rhetorical works are closely related. The De Inventione (On Invention) was written by Cicero in his youth; the Rhetorica ad Herennium (Rhe...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 12th century
Extent:

A parchment codex

3. 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

4. Arundel MS 348, ff 102r-179v

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Arundel MS 348, ff 102r-179v
Title:
Thierry of Chartres, Commentary on Cicero's De inventione
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 102r-179v: Thierry of Chartres, Commentary on Cicero's De Inventione (On Invention), ending imperfect (see the catchword on f. 179v). Decoration: Marginal drawings including faces, hands, busts, and animals (e.g., ff. 109v, 110v, 123v). Some of these drawings are for catchwords...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 12th century
Extent:
A part of Arundel MS 348

5. Cotton MS Vitellius C VIII, ff 91–142

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Cotton MS Vitellius C VIII, ff 91–142
Title:
Boncompagnus da Signa, Boncompagnus; Bernard of Meung, Ars Dictaminis
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 91r-130v: Boncompagnus da Signa (b. c. 1165, d. c. 1240), Boncompagnus, beginning: 'Boncompagnus nomine compositoris appellator'. ff. 131r-142v: Bernard of Meung (fl. 1133), Ars Dictaminis (The Art of Writing). Decoration: Rubrics and headings in red (ff. 91r-130v). The ink c...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 14th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Vitellius C VIII

6. EAP1142/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1142/1
Title:
Collection of Manuscripts (Recent Additions), Incunabula and Rare Books at the Monastery of St. Saviour in Jerusalem (Biblioteca generale di Terra Sancta)
Scope & Content:
This collection contains the following two series: EAP1142/1/1: Manuscripts [14th century-20th century]EAP1142/1/2: Incunabula [1471-1500].
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Armenian, Catalan, Coptic, English, Flemish, French, German, Greek, Modern, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Samaritan Aramaic, Slovenian, Spanish, and Syriac
Date Range:
14th century-20th century
Extent:
106018 TIFF images

7. EAP1142/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1142/1/1
Title:
Manuscripts
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Armenian, Catalan, Coptic, English, Flemish, French, German, Greek, Modern, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Samaritan Aramaic, Slovenian, Spanish, and Syriac
Date Range:
14th century-20th century
Extent:
67026 TIFF images

8. EAP1142/1/1/43

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1142/1/1/43
Title:
Precetti di rettorica e belle lettere
Scope & Content:
Hand-made paper; black-brown ink; cover: marbled cardboard, tooled leather spine, guilded onamentations. Extent: 172 ff. Size and dimensions of original material: 18.7x12 cm. Condition of original material: Good. Arrangement: In the library's storage; on the metal movable shelves. Author(s)...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
1856
Extent:
358 TIFF images

9. EAP1142/1/1/104

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1142/1/1/104
Title:
Miscellanea
Scope & Content:
14 fascs; various kind of paper; black ink; unbound; kept in cardboard box. Extent: 380 ff. & 548 pp. Size and dimensions of original material: various. Condition of original material: Good. Arrangement: In the library's storage; on the metal movable shelves. Author(s)/Creator(s): Grego...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Latin
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
1311 TIFF images

10. EAP1423/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1423/1
Title:
مجموعة مخطوطات عيسى اسكندر المعلوف.
Scope & Content:
The collection includes recently received manuscripts dated between the 16th century and the early 20th century and covering numerous topics, including: astronomy, literature, history, genealogy, logic, mathematics, medicine, music, religion, and others. |If you would like to view the Arabic lan...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Italian
Date Range:
13th century-20th century
Extent:
32337 TIFF images

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