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Terentius Afer, Publius

Comoediae (comm. Aelius Donatus, Guido Juvenalis, Jodocus Badius Ascensius, ed. Johannes Curtus).

 

Analysis of Content

[a1r] [Title-page with woodcut.] ‘Terentius cum directorio uocabulorum, sententiarum, artis comice; glossa interlineali; commentariis Donato Guidone Ascensio.’

[a1v] Locher, Jacobus, Philomusus: [Letter addressed to] Johannes (Reinhard) Grüninger. ‘Iacobus Locher Philomusus poeta et orator laureatus Iohanni grunninger librorum impressori'. All texts in this volume are edited by Johannes Curtus of Ebersbach, as stated in the colophon on F6r. Incipit: ‘[P]ublii Therentii Afri comediarum scriptoris . . .’ Written at Ingolstadt.

[a1v] Volcacius Sedigitus: [De poetis]. ‘Volcatium Sedigitum de comicorum poetarum reputatione ac gradu'. Incipit: ‘Multos incerto certare hanc rem uidimus | Palmam poetae comico cui deferant'; 13 iambic trimeters. These verses are included within the body of Locher's letter.

[a1v] [Locher, Jacobus], Philomusus: Epigram [addressed to] the reader. Incipit: ‘Pegmata (i.e.Poemata) celsa uolet qui contemplare Therenti | Et lusus lepidos blandidicosque sales'; 8 elegiac disctichs.

[a2r] Directorium uocabulorum. ‘Therentii directorium uocabulorum uocabularii uicem supplens'. Incipit: ‘De littera A: abdicare . . .’

[a4v] [Index of proverbs.] ‘Directorium adagionum.’ Incipit: ‘[D]esinant maledicere malefacta ne noscant sua . . .’

[a5r] [Index to the techniques of comedy discussed in the commentaries.] ‘Directorium artis comice.’ Incipit: ‘Virtus est ut argumenti narratione actio scenica uideantur . . .’

[a5v] ‘Therfntii(!) Epitaphium.’ Incipit: ‘[N]atus in excelsis tectis Carthaginis altae | Romanis ducibus bellica preda fui'; 3 elegiac distichs. See T‑021.

[a6r] [Table of phrases from Terence's plays.] ‘Verba salutationis.’ Incipit: ‘Operiar hunc ut salutem et colloquar . . .’

b1r [Didascalia for Andria.] ‘Acta ludis Megalensibus M. Fuluio aedilibus et M. Glabrione . . . M. Marcello et Sulpitio consulibus'. See T‑032.

b1r [Juvenalis, Guido(?): Extracts from commentary on Andria.] Incipit: ‘A. “Sororem falso creditam” [Sulp. Peri. Ter. An. 1] Sororem accusatiuus non habet . . .’ Apparently an abbreviated form of Juvenalis' commentary as presented in Lyons: Johannes Trechsel, 29 Aug. 1493 (T‑044).

b1r [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha of Andria.] Sulp. Peri. Ter. An. In this edition Sulpicius' summaries (on which see T‑021) and Terence's plays are presented as prose, and are supplied with interlinear grammatical glosses and an alphabetical indexing system referring to the commentary.

b1v [Woodcut illustration depicting dramatis personae of Andria.]

b2r [Explanation of woodcut illustration of Andria.] ‘Figure declaratio.’ ‘Argumenti lucidior secundum hanc figuram declaratio.’ Incipit: ‘Argumentum est res ficta, quae tamen fieri potuit . . .’

b2v [Donatus, Aelius: Commentary on Andria.] ed. Wessner I 41-261. See D‑153. In this edition the commentaries appear in the left- and right-hand margins, running alongside the Terentian text.

b2v 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.

e6v [Woodcut illustration depicting dramatis personae of Eunuchus.]

f1r [Explanation of woodcut illustration of Eunuchus.] ‘Figurae huius quae secundae comediae Eunuchi principalis est et argumenti declaratio clarior.’ Incipit: ‘In hac figura iterum ut in priori principali . . .’

f1r [Donatus, Aelius: Extract from preface to commentary on Eunuchus.] ed. Wessner I 267.12-268.18.

f1r Terentius [Afer, Publius]: ‘Prologus Eunuchi.’ Ter. Eu., prologus

f2r [Anonymous summary of Eunuchus.] ‘Argumentum Eunuchi.’ Incipit: ‘[V]irgo quaedam Attica Rhodum aduecta est . . .’

f2r [Didascalia for Eunuchus.] ‘Acta ludis Megalensibus L. Posthumio Albino et L. Cornelio Merula aedilibus curilibus . . . tibiis duabus dextra et sinistra'.

f2r [Donatus, Aelius: Commentary on Eunuchus.] ed. Wessner I 270-7, l. 15.

f2r [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha of] Eunuchus. ‘Vunum Eunuchi argumentum.’ Sulp. Peri. Ter. Eu.

f2r [Anonymous summary of Eunuchus.] ‘Aliud Argumentum'. Incipit: ‘[M]eretrix adoloscentem cuius mutuo amore tenebatur exclusit eique reuocato . . .’ expl: ‘receptus illuditur’ See T‑021.

f2v [Terentius Afer, Publius: Eunuchus.] Ter. Eu.

f2v [Donatus, Aelius: Commentary on Eunuchus.] Ter. Eu. I 278-497.

l2r [Juvenalis, Guido: Summary of] Hautontimorumenos. ‘Argumentum Heautontime.’ Incipit: ‘[C]hremes et Menedemus duos filios habuerunt . . .’ expl: ‘accepit’

l2r [Didascalia for Hautontimorumenos.] ‘Acta ludis Megalensibus L. Cornelio Lentulo L. Valerio Flacco aedilibus curulibus . . . M. Iunio, Sempronio consulibus'. See T‑021.

l2r [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha of Hautontimorumenos.] ‘Argumentum'. Sulp. Peri. Ter. Hau.

l2r [Calphurnius, Johannes: Commentary on Hautontimorumenos.] ‘Aliud.’ Incipit: ‘  “In militiam proficisci” [Sulp. Peri. Ter. Hau. 1]. Haec fabula Menandri graeca, quae facta a Terentio latina . . .’

l2v [Woodcut illustration depicting dramatis personae of Hautontimorumenos.]

l3r [Explanation of woodcut illustration of Hautontimorumenos.] ‘Declaratio Figurae.’ ‘Figura illa tertia principalis in tertiam comoediam sculpta notificans totius fabulae personas subscriptam exposcit declarationem'. Incipit: ‘Heautontimorumenos nomen fabulae huius est graecum . . .’

l3r Terentius Afer, Publius: Hautontimorumenos. ‘Prologus.’ Ter. Hau.

p3v [Explanation of woodcut illustration of Adelphoe.] ‘Comedia quarta.’ ‘Declaratio huius figurae in Comediam Therentii quae est Adelphos uocitata'. Incipit: ‘Adelphos haec comoedia dicitur quod idem est . . .’

p4r [Woodcut illustration depicting dramatis personae of Adelphoe.]

p4v [Didascalia for Adelphoe.] ‘Acta ludis funebribus Aemylii Pauli Q. Fabio Maximo, P. Cornelio Affricano aedilibus curulibus . . . A. Mitio, M. Cornelio consulibus'. See T‑021.

p4v [Juvenalis, Guido: Commentary on Adelphoe.] ‘Adelphorum argumentum enarratio.’ Incipit: ‘Hanc comoediam Adelphos uocant, id est fratres . . .’ expl: ‘per adoptionem facti'.

p4v [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha of] Adelphoe. ‘Adelphorum Argumentum.’ Sulp. Peri. Ter. Ad. See T‑021.

p5r Terentius [Afer, Publius]: Adelphoe. ‘Prologus Adelphorum.’ Ter. Ad.

v3v [Woodcut illustration depicting dramatis personae of Phormio.]

v4r [Explanation of woodcut illustration of Phormio.] ‘Declaratio super quintam Therentij comoediam in figuram hanc argumentum declarans lucidius.’ Incipit: ‘Iterum duo ut in prioribus fuerunt patres . . .’

v5r [Didascalia for Phormio.] ‘Acta ludis Romanis L. Posthumio Albino L. Cornelio Merula aedilibus curulibus . . . G. Fannio M. Valerio consulibus'. See T‑021.

v4r [Juvenalis, Guido: Extract from commentary on Adelphoe.] ‘Phormionis ar.’ Incipit: ‘Chremes et Demipho fratres fuerunt, quorum Chremes fertur . . .’ expl: liquebit in progressu

v4r [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha of] Phormio. ‘Argumentum Phormionis.’ Sulp. Peri. Ter. Ph.

v5v [Terentius Afer, Publius: Phormio.] ‘Prologus Calliopius.’ Ter. Ph.

v5v [Donatus, Aelius: Commentary on Phormio.] ed. Wessner II 345-484.

B3r [Badius] Ascensius, [Jodocus: Note on Phormio, 998.] Incipit: ‘[I]llud “non pol temere” [Ter. Ph. 998] etc., sic intelligo . . .’

B3v [Explanation of woodcut illustration of Hecyra.] ‘Sexta et ultima comedia Therentii.’ ‘Figurae sequentes. Declaratio in sextam et ultimam Therentii comediam Ecyram'. Incipit: ‘[H]ecyram dissentiendo quibus cum aliis in ultimam posui . . .’

B4r [Woodcut illustration depicting dramatis personae of Hecyra.]

B4v Donatus, [Aelius: Commentary on Hecyra]. ‘Argumentum Donati'. ed. Wessner II 190-342; omits the first part of the preface (ed. Wessner, II 189-90).

B4v [Didascalia for Hecyra.] ‘Acta ludis Romanis Sexto Iulio Cesare G. Cornelio aedilibus curulibus . . . Q Fuluio L. Marco aedilibus curulibus'. See T‑022.

B4v [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha of Hecyra.] ‘Argumentum.’ Sulp. Peri. Ter. Hec.

B4v Terentius [Afer, Publius: Hecyra.] ‘Prologus Ecyre.’ Ter. Hec.

F5v Petrarca, F[ranciscus]: Vita Terentii. ‘Therentii uita excerpta de dictis D. F. Petrarcae'. Incipit: ‘[D]e Terentii uita in antiquis libris multa reperiuntur . . .’ On Petrarca's sources for the Vita see T‑022.

F6r Bebelius Justingensis, Heinricus: [Epigram recommending the reading of Terence to] ‘Germana iuuentus'. ‘In laudem Terentianae lectionis epigramma'. Incipit: ‘Huc ades emuncto quisquis sermone nitere | Expetis et caste uerba latina loqui'; 13 elegiac distichs.

F6r [Colophon.] ‘Ad illam formam ut intuenti iocundior atque intellectu facilior esset per Ioannem Curtum ex Eberspach redactum'.

Imprint

Imprint: Strasbourg: Johann (Reinhard) Grüninger, 11 Feb. 1499. Folio.

Collation

Collation: [a⁶] b–c⁸ d–z A–F⁶.

Illustrations: Woodcut illustrations; see Rhodes, ‘Térence au XV^e siècle', 289.

References

ISTC: it00101000

Hain: HC *15432;

Goff: Goff T‑101;

BMC: BMC I 113;

Proctor: Pr 488;

Others: BSB‑Ink T‑106; CIBN T‑84; Oates 198-9; Sack, Freiburg, 3361; Schramm XX p. 23; Schreiber V 5332; Sheppard 400.

LCN: 14101921

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