Bod-Inc: T-027
Terentius Afer, Publius
Comoediae.
Analysis of Content
a1r Donatus, [Aelius]: Vita Terentii. ‘Terentii uita ex Donati commentariis excepta.’ ed. Wessner I 3-10, reproducing the life by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus. For the transmission of Donatus' commentary see D‑135. For use of Donatus' commentary in the ‘Humanistic period' see Villa, “Lectura Terentii”, 269-70 and notes 30-1.
a1v Volcacius [Sedigitus: Extract from De poetis]. Incipit: ‘Multos incerto certare hanc rem uidimus | Palmam poetae comico cui deferant'; 13 iambic trimeters. The author's name is spelled ‘Vulcatius' in the heading.
a1v Cicero, [Marcus Tullius: Epigramma on Terentius]. ‘Cicero hactenus Terentium cuius fuit studiosissimus laudat.’ Suet. Poet. 8. 111-14.
a2r Caesar, [Gaius Iulius: Epigram on Terentius.] ‘Quoque Caesar de Terentio haec scripsit'. Incipit: ‘Tu quoque tam submisso dimidiate Menander | Poneris et merito puri sermonis amator'; 6 hexameters. Suet. Poet. 8. 116-21.
a3r [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha of Andria.] ‘Andriae Argumentum.’ Sulp. peri. Ter. An. Terence's plays and Sulpicius's summaries, on which see T‑021, are presented as verse.
a3r Terentius Afer, Publius: Andria. ‘Prologus Andriae.’ Ter. An. On the subscription ‘Calliopius recensui' after each play see T‑021. For the ordering of plays in this edition see T‑024.
b9v [Didascalia for Eunuchus.] ‘Acta ludis Magalensibus(!) L. Postumio Albino L. Cornelio Merula aedilibus currilibus . . . M. Val. Mutio Fanio consulibus'. See T‑021.
b9v [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha of Eunuchus.] ‘Argumentum Eunuchi.’ Ter. Eu.
b10r [Anonymous summary of] Eunuchus. ‘Argumentum Eunuchi'. Incipit: ‘[M]eretrix adoloscentem cuius mutuo amore tenebatur exclusit eique reuocato . . .’ See T‑021.
b10r Terentius Afer, Publius: Eunuchus ‘Prologus Eunuchi.’ Ter. Eu.
e2r [Didascalia for Hautontimorumenos.] ‘Acta ludis Megalensibus L. Cornelio Lentulo L. Valerio Flacco aedilibus currulibus . . . M. Iunio T. Symphoriano consulibus'. See T‑021.
e2r [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha of Hautontimorumenos.] ‘Argumentum.’ Sulp. Peri. Ter. Hau.
e2r Terentius Afer, Publius: Hautontimorumenos. ‘Prologus.’ Ter. Hau.
g3v [Didascalia for Adelphoe.] ‘Acta ludis funebribus Q. Fa. Ma. P. Cornelio Aphric. Aemylii Pauli aedilibus currulibus . . . A. Nicio et M. Cornelio consulibus'. See T‑021.
g4r [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha of] Adelphi. ‘Argumentum Adelphorum'. Sulp. Peri Ter. Ad.
g4r Terentius Afer, Publius: Adelphoe. ‘Prologus.’ Ter. Ad.
i5r [Didascalia for Hecyra.] ‘Acta ludis Romanis Sexto Caes. Gn. Cornelio aedilibus currulibus . . . Q. Fuluio L. Marco aedilibus currulibus'. See T‑022.
i5r [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha of] Phormio. ‘Argumentum Phormionis'. Sulp. Peri. Ter. Ph.
i5r Terentius Afer, Publius: Phormio. ‘Prologus.’ Ter. Ph.
l6v [Unascribed didascalia.] ‘Acta ludis Romanis L. Postumio Albino L. Postumio Merula aedilibus currulibus. Modos fecit Otho Lucretius tibiis sarranis C. Fannio M. Valerio consulibus'. See T‑025.
l6v [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha of] Hecyra. ‘Argumentum Ecyrae'. Sulp. Peri. Ter. Hec.
l7r Terentius Afer, Publius: Hecyra. ‘Prologus Ecyrae.’ Ter. Hec.
n4v ‘Acta ludis Romanis L. Postumio Albino L. Cornelio Merula aedilibus currulibus . . . tota graeca Appollodori ἐπωδικαξωμενοσ (!) Facta. iiii. C. Fannio M. Valerio consulibus'. See T‑021.
Imprint
Imprint: [Padua: Bartholomaeus de Valdezoccho], 4 Aug. 1474. Folio.
Collation
Collation: a b10 c–m8 n4.
References
ISTC: it00068000
Hain: H 15375;
Goff: Goff T‑68;
BMC: BMC VII 906;
Proctor: Pr 6764;
Others: CIBN T‑94; Rhodes 1672; Sheppard 5565.
LCN: 14100153
Copies
Copy number: T-027(1)
Sheet d2.7 in duplicate.
Binding: Eighteenth-century gold-tooled red morocco, apparently bound for Lord Harley by Christopher Chapman. For the stamps see Nixon, ‘Harleian Bindings', pl. 14, Chapman roll no. 5, also stamps, pl. 15, Chapman nos 3, 12, 13, 16, for the centre-piece, which resembles Nixon pl. 13. The gold stamp of the Bodleian Library on both covers; marbled pastedowns.
Size: 320 × 211 × 32 mm.
Size of leaf: 290 × 188 mm.
Occasional marginal notes in two contemporary Italian cursive hands, supplying brackets, ‘nota' signs, three dots and tail, corrections to the text, and references to Cicero and Valerius Maximus on b2r and b4r.
On a1r and a3r two initials ‘P' and ‘S' are supplied in gold, on a mauve pen-work square with marginal extensions, the gold leaf of the first now almost entirely removed. Elsewhere initials and paragraph marks are supplied in red or blue.
Provenance: Edward, Lord Harley, later 2nd Earl of Oxford (1689-1741); evidence of binding; upper corner of the front endleaf cut off. Ralph Palmer (eighteenth century); see erased inscription ‘Bibliotheca Palmeriana' on the recto of the front endleaf. Ralph Verney, 2nd Earl Verney (1712?-1791); damaged armorial book-plate (Howe, Book Plates, 30323). Richard Heber (1773-1833); see Catalogue, 6 (1835), lot 3718; paper label at foot of spine. Purchased for £15; see Books Purchased (1835), 27.
SHELFMARK: Auct. P 4.17.
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