Bod-Inc: T-022

Terentius Afer, Publius

Comoediae.

 

Analysis of Content

a1r Petrarca, [Franciscus]: Vita Terentii. ‘Terentii vita excerpta de dictis D. F. Petrarcea(!)'.’ Incipit: ‘[D]e Terentii uita in antiquis libris multa reperiuntur . . .’ Expl: breuiter de Terentio dicta sunt.’ On Petrarca's sources for this Vita see Villa, “Lectura Terentii”, 191-216.

a2v [Epitaphium Terentii.] Incipit: ‘[N]atus in excelsis tectis Carthaginis altae | Romanis ducibus bellica preda fui'; 3 elegiac distichs. See T‑021.

a2v [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha of Andria.] ‘Argumentum.’ Sulp. Peri. Ter. An. On Sulpicius's verse summaries see T‑021. The summaries, together with Terence's plays, are presented as verse.

a2v [Terentius Afer, Publius: Andria.] ‘Prohemium'.’ Ter. An. For the sequence of plays, and the subscription ‘Calliopius recensui' after each play in this edition see T‑021.

c1r [Didascalia for Eunuchus.] ‘Acta ludis Megalensibus L. Posthumio Albino L. Cornelio Merula aedilibus currulibus . . . M. Valerio Mucio Fanio consulibus'. See T‑021.

c1r [Anonymous summary of] Eunuchus. ‘Argumentum Eunuchi'. Incipit: ‘[M]eretrix adoloscentem cuius mutuo amore tenebatur exclusit eique reuocato . . .’ See T‑021.

c1r [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha of Eunuchus.] ‘Argumentum.’ Sulp. Peri. Ter. Eu.

c1v [Terentius Afer, Publius: Eunuchus.] ‘Prologus.’ Ter. Eun.

e2v [Didascalia for Hautontimorumenos.] ‘Acta ludis Megalensibus L. Cornelio Lentulo L. Valerio Flacco aedilibus currulibus . . . M. Iunio Tito Sempronio consulibus'. See T‑021.

e2v [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha of Hautontimorumenos.] ‘Argumentum Heautontimorumenos'.’ Sulp. Peri. Ter. Hau.

e2v [Terentius Afer, Publius: Hautontimorumenos.] ‘Prologus.’ Ter. Hau.

g3r [Didascalia for Adelphoe.] ‘Acta ludis funebribus Q. Fab. Max. P. Cornelio Africano Aemylii Pauli aedilibus currulibus . . . A. Nicio et M. Cornelio consulibus'. See T‑021.

g3r [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha of Adelphoe.] ‘Argumentum Adelphoe.’ Sulp. Peri. Ter. Ad. See T‑021.

g3v [Terentius Afer, Publius: Adelphoe.] ‘Prologus'.’ Ter. Ad.

i3r [Didascalia for Hecyra.] ‘Acta ludis Romanis Sexto Ces. Gn. Cornelio aedilibus currilibus . . . Q. Fulvio L. Marco edilibus currilibus'. Ter. Hec. didasc.; attesting the Roman Games of 165 BC as the date of first production, revived in 160 at Aemilius Paulus' funeral games.

i3r [Anonymous summary of Hecyra.] ‘Argumentum Ecyrae'. Incipit: ‘[A]dolescens qui meretricis amore tenebatur in peruigilio stuprauit uirginem . . .’ Catalogue général des manuscrits des bibliothèques publiques de France, XIV (1890), 460. See also Munk Olsen, II 594, no. 141. For the transmission of this anonymous prose summary see Villa, “Lectura Terentii”, 213 and n. 54.

i3v [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha of Hecyra.] ‘Argumentum.’ Sulp. Peri. Ter. Hec.

i3v [Terentius Afer, Publius: Hecyra.] ‘Prologus Ecyrae.’ Ter. Hec.

k8v [Didascalia for Phormio.] ‘Acta ludis Romanis L. Postumio Albino L. Cornelio Merula aedilibus . . . Caio Fannio M. Valerio consulibus'. See T‑021.

k8v [Anonymous summary of Phormio.] ‘Argumentum.’ Incipit: ‘Ex duobus fratribus alter locuples duxit uxorem locupletem . . .’ Catalogue général des manuscrits des bibliothèques publiques de France, XIV (1890), 461. See also Munk Olsen, II 596, no. 168. For the transmission of this anonymous prose summary see Villa, “Lectura Terentii”, 213 and n. 54.

l1r [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha of Phormio.] ‘Argumentum Phormionis.’ Sulp. Peri. Ter. Ph.

l1r [Terentius Afer, Publius: Phormio.] ‘Prologus.’ Ter. Ph.

Imprint

Imprint: [Milan: Printer of Terentius, ‘Comoediae', c.1475-7]. Folio.

Collation

Collation: a¹⁰ b–l⁸ m¹⁰.

References

ISTC: it00072000

Hain: CR 5739;

Goff: Goff T‑72;

BMC: BMC VI 795;

Proctor: Pr 7407;

Others: IGI 9424; Sheppard 5045.

LCN: 14100188

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