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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

Reference (shelfmark):: Burney MS 267
Title:: Aelius Donatus, Commentaries on the Comedies of Terence.
Scope & Content:: ff.1-2: Caius Suetonius Tranquillus, Vita Terentii. Inc. 'Publius Terentius Afer Karthagine natus servivit Romae' Expl. 'saepe exclusa vix acta est'. ff. 2-4: Evanthius, De fabula. Inc. 'Initium tragoediae et comoediae a rebus divinis est' Expl. 'cognitione gestorum'.ff. 4-5v: Aelius Donatus, E...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: Early 16th century
Extent:: Paper codex.

Reference (shelfmark):: Burney MS 268
Title:: Poems of Tibullus, Lygdamus and Sulpicia (Corpus Tibullianum)
Scope & Content:: ff. 1-53v: Corpus Tibullianum containing the elegies of Tibull in 2 books (ff. 1-34v) and parts of the Appendix Tibulliana (ff. 34v-53 book 3 and f. 53v Priapic Poem 1). ff. 54-55: An Italian Sonetto Caudato containing a dialogue between body and soul (Inc. 'Spirto mio car: che speculando miri'...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 15th century
Extent:: Paper codex.

Reference (shelfmark):: Burney MS 269
Title:: Virgil, Aeneid.
Scope & Content:: ff. 1-120v: Virgil, The Aeneid, mutilated both at the beginning and the end containing Book I. 82 - Book XII. 895. with verse arguments for each book. beginning 'Impulit in latus: ac venti, velut agmine facto (I. 82). ending'dicta, ferox; di me terrent et Iuppiter hostis' (XII. 895). Accompanied ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 13th century
Extent:: One volume.

Reference (shelfmark):: Burney MS 270
Title:: Virgil, Aeneid, with prologue, and arguments.
Scope & Content:: An elegant humanist copy of Virgil's Aeneid, with prologue, and most Argumenta by Pseudo-Virgil, Pseudo-Ovid. Decoration: A full border, decorated with foliate interlace and arms (f. 1r). 11 partial borders of white vine-stem with gold balls (ff. 15r, 30r, 43v, 57r, 73v, 90v, 106r, 119v, 135r,...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:: One volume.

Reference (shelfmark):: Burney MS 271
Title:: Virgil, Eclogues, Georgics, Aeneid
Scope & Content:: Virgil, Eclogues (ff. 1r-16r), Georgics (ff. 16v-56r), Aeneid (ff. 57r-236r). Some leaves are apparently re-used from a larger book ruled in two columns (see ff. 1r, 60r, 63r, etc.); some palimpsest (e.g. ff. 5r, 64r, 70r, 97r, etc.), the lower text possibly in Greek (e.g. ff. 98v, 178v). In u...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:: Parchment codex

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