Bod-Inc: T-041
Terentius Afer, Publius
Comoediae (comm. Aelius Donatus, Johannes Calphurnius).
Analysis of Content
A1r [Title-page.]
A2r [Donatus, Aelius]: ‘Vita Terenti'. See T‑027.
A3r [Euanthius: De fabula.] ed. Wessner I 13-31.
A5r [Donatus, Aelius: Preface to commentary on Andria.] ed. Wessner I 35-40.
A6r [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha of] Andria. ‘Andriae argumentum.’ Sulp. Peri. Ter. An.
A6v Donatus, Aelius: [Commentary on Andria]. ‘In Sex. P. Terentii Afri comoedias examinata interpretatio'. ed. Wessner I 41-261. See D‑153.
A6v [Terentius Afer, Publius]: Andria. ‘Andriae Prologus.’ Ter. An. On the subscription ‘Calliopius recensui' after each play see T‑021. For the ordering of plays in this edition see T‑024.
I5v [Donatus, Aelius: Commentary on Eunuchus.] ed. Wessner I 265–497. Title on I6v: ‘Alii Donati grammatici (Ci) in Sexti(P) Terentii Afri Eunuchum commentarium'.
I5v [Didascalia for Eunuchus.] ‘Acta ludis Megalensibus L. Postumio Albino L. Cornelio Merula aedilibus currulibus . . . M. Valerio C. Mutio Fannio consulibus'. See T‑021.
I6r [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha of] Eunuchus. ‘Eunuchi Argumentum.’ Sulp. Peri. Ter. Eu.
I6v [Anonymous summary of Eunuchus.] ‘Aliud Argumentum.’ Incipit: ‘[M]eretrix adoloscentem cuius mutuo amore tenebatur exclusit eique reuocato . . .’ See T‑021.
K1r [Terentius Afer, Publius]: Eunuchus. ‘Eunuchi prologus.’ Ter. Eu.
S2v [Didascalia for Hautontimorumenos.] ‘Acta ludis Megalensibus L. Cor. Len. L. Vale. Flacco aedilibus currulibus . . . M. Iunio T. Sempronio consulibus'. See T‑021.
S2v Calphurnius, Johannes: [Commentary on] Hautontimorumenos. ‘Io. Calphurnii Brixiensis in P. Sexti Terentii Heautontimorumenon examinata interpretatio.’ Incipit: ‘ “In militiam proficisci” [Sulp. Peri. Ter. Hau., 1]. Haec fabula Menandri graeca, quae facta a Terentio latina . . .’
S2v [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha of] Hautontimorumenos. ‘Heautontimorumenos(!) Argumentum'. Sulp. Peri. Ter. Hau.
S3r [Terentius Afer, Publius: Hautontimorumenos.] ‘Prologus.’ Ter. Hau.
Z2v [Didascalia for Adelphoe.] ‘Acta ludis funebribus Q. Fabio Ma. P. Cornelio Africano Emilii Pauli edilibus currulibus . . . A. Nitino M. Cor. consulibus'. See T‑021.
Z3r [Donatus, Aelius: Commentary on Adelphoe.] ed. Wessner II 3-185.
Z5v [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha of] Adelphoe. ‘Adelphorum argumentum.’ Sulp. Peri. Ter. Ad. See T‑021.
Z5v [Terentius Afer, Publius: Adelphoe.] ‘Prologus.’ Ter. Ad.
b2v [Didascalia for Phormio.] ‘Acta ludis Romanis L. Posthumio Albino L. Cornelio Merula edilibus curulibus . . . C. Fannio Marcoque Valerio consulibus'. See T‑021.
b2v [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha of] Phormio. ‘Phormionis Argumentum.’ Sulp. Peri. Ter. Ph.
b2v Donatus, Aelius: [Commentary] on Phormio. ‘In Sex. P. Terentii Afri Phormionem commentarium'. ed. Wessner II 345-484.
b3r [Terentius Afer, Publius: Phormio.] ‘Prologus.’ Ter. Ph.
n1r [Didascalia for Hecyra.] ‘Acta ludis Romanis Sexto Iulio Cesare Cn. Cornelio edilibus currulibus . . . Q. Fulutio(!) L. Marco edilibus currulibus'. See T‑022.
n1r [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha of] Hecyra. ‘Argumentum Ecyrae.’ Sulp. Peri. Ter. Hec.
n2r Donatus, Aelius: [Commentary on Hecyra.] ‘In P. Sext. Terenti Aphri Ecyram examinata interpretatio'. ed. Wessner II 189-342.
n2r Terentius Afer, Publius: Hecyra. ‘Ecyrae prologus.’ Ter. Hec.
s7v [Didascalia for Phormio.] ‘Acta ludis Romanis Lucio Postumio Albino L. Cornelio Merula aedilibus currulibus . . . C. Fannio M. Valerio consulibus'. See T‑021. The second appearance of this didascalia in this edition.
Imprint
Imprint: [Strasbourg: Johann Prüss, 1489-93]. 4°.
Remarks: For this dating see CIBN and Sheppard.
Collation
Collation: A–H8.8.6.6. i6 K8 L6 M–Z8.8.6.6 a8 b c6 d e8 f g6 h8 i6 ij6 k–o8 p q6 r s8.
Types: Types: 65 (but with both double and single hyphens, not as BMC I p. 118), commentary, ‘Vita Terentii'; 80, text (usually leaded); 156, running headings; 300, title-page.
Leaves: 266 leaves.
Line number: 38 lines (A4r), 40 lines (A2r), 41 lines (A3r), plus headline.
Type area: Type area: 135 (145) ×87 mm (A3r).
Remarks: Leaf A1r, title: ‘Therencius poeta | cum comento dona | ti grammatici.'; A2r: [running heading] ‘Vita Terentij | pVblius Terentius | afer chartagine natus ſeruiuit Rome . . .'; A7r, l. 18: ‘Publii Terentij afri poete | comici Andrie argumentum. | ſOrorem falſo creditam meretricule | Genere andrie Glicerium viciauit pamphilus: | . . .'; A7v: [running heading] ‘Prologus | Aelij Donati grāmatici clariſſimi | in ſex. P. Terentij Afri comedias examinata interpretatio. | [commentary] pOeta quum primū . . . | . . . | [text] Andrie prologus. | pOeta quum primū . . .'; s7v, l. 9 (of text): ‘ . . . Apollodori epidicaƺ omenos. acta. iiij. C. Fa | nio. M. Valerio Conſulibus. | Finis.’
References
ISTC: it00086500
Hain: HCR 15389;
Goff: Goff T‑83;
Proctor: Pr 567;
Others: BSB‑Ink T‑96; CIBN T‑81; Sack, Freiburg, 3358; Sheppard 434.
LCN: 14099844
Copies
Copy number: T-041(1)
Wanting sheet s1.8.
Binding: Eighteenth-century red morocco; the spine gold-tooled; gilt-edged leaves; marbled pastedowns.
Size: 210 × 147 × 44 mm.
Size of leaf: 198 × 130 mm.
Some washed marginal notes in a sixteenth-century French(?) hand, mainly providing titles and extracting key words.
Provenance: Richard Heber (1773-1833); see Catalogue, 2 (1834), lot 5935; stamp. Purchased for £4. 6. 0; see Books Purchased (1834), 29.
SHELFMARK: Auct. O inf. 1.25.
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