Royal MS 12 C XXII

WORKS of the two writers named Vegetius, the one on military science, the other on veterinary medicine (the view of C. Schöner, Erlangen Programm, 1888, who identifies the two, has not been generally accepted), viz.:

1. 'Flauii Vegetii Renati viri illustris epithoma rei militaris', in four books (cf. 7 C. I, art. 17, 12 B. XXI, art. 2). Preceded by the preface, printed in C. Lang's Teubner ed., 1885, p. xxvii, 'cuiusdam [probably Freculf, Bishop of Lisieux, circ. 812-850] qui hunc codicem Flauii Vegetii de re militari inemendatum et in obscuro iacentem reperit', sending it to the King [Charles the Bald ?]. Preface beg. 'Populus iubente domino Israeliticus'; table of contents, 'Primus liber electionem docet'; text, 'Ab antiquis temporibus mos fuit'. f. 1.

2. 'Publii Vegetii Renati uiri illustris Mulomedicine prologus incipit', in four books, preceded by preface and table of contents. The text is closely akin to Vatican MS. 4438, quoted as A in Ernest Lommatzsch's Teubner ed., 1903, and has the same arrangement of books. Preface beg. 'Mulomedicine apud Grecos Latinosque'; text, 'Continuo enim animal'. Ends 'quod satis est pugilum. Vegetii Renati Mulomedicine liber quartus et ultimus finit feliciter'. f. 81. Vellum; ff. i + 207. 9¹/₂ in. x 6 in. Written in Italy, in a good hand of the latter half of XV cent. Gatherings of 10 leaves (last⁸), with catchwords. See. fol. 'precauere'. Illuminated initials and borders (see pl. 7I). Old Royal press-mark 'no. 1349'; cat. of 1666, f. 21; CMA. 8546.