Virgil, Aeneid , written in the 14th century in Italy
'Publii Virgilij Maronis Eneydos liber primus [secundus, etc.] incipit' the Aeneid, with glosses and the monostich and decastich arguments. Short pieces on or connected with Virgil follow at fol. 166 (beg. 'Sus iuuenis', 'Nocte pluit', 'Meonium quisquis', 'Ergone supremis', epitaphs of the Twelve Wise Men, 'Si memini', 'Cedite Romani', 'Defensor patrie', 'Pelides ego sum', 'Ille ego qui quondam', 'Jamque adeo super unus eram' (Aen. ii), 'Virgilius magno quantum' (added later). At fol. 169 'Incipit Capra Aurea super Eneidos Virgilij' (beg. 'Diuitiis, ortu, specie'), this is the 'Ilias' of Simon Chèvre d'Or (Capra Aurea): the latter part is added in a 15th century hand, and is followed by the Moretum (fol. 176).
Much of the volume is palimpsest (see for instance fols. 56, 84, 90, 93, 107, 110, 119, 171), but the original writings are in general not much older than the subsequent.
Dates
- Creation: written in the 14th century in Italy
Extent
180 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Add. A. 163
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, no. 24773.
Custodial History
The Libri Sale Catalogue states that this MS. was in the Saibante collection at Verona, and in the library of the Medici, but there is no evidence of these facts remaining in the volume.
Catalogue of the ... collection of Splendid Manuscripts ... formed by M. Guglielmo Libri 1859 no. 1049.
Physical Facet
On parchment, with illuminated capitals
Dimensions
9 1/2 × 7 1/8 in.
Repository Details
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