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Text-inc Id:
tit00092000
Bod-inc Id:
T-045
Headings:
Terentius Afer, Publius Comoediae (comm. Aelius Donatus, Johannes Calphurnius, Guido Juvenalis, ed. Jodocus Badius Ascensius).
Analysis of content:
  1. a1r [Title-page.]
  2. a2r [Donatus, Aelius]: Vita Terenti. All texts in this volume are edited by Ascensius; see his letter on L6r. See T‑027.
  3. a2r [Euanthius: De fabula.] ed. Wessner I 13-31.
  4. a3v [Donatus, Aelius: Preface to commentary on Andria.] ed. Wessner I 35-40.
  5. a4r Epitaphium [Terentii.] Incipit: ‘[N]atus in excelsis tectis Carthaginis altae | Romanis ducibus bellica preda fui'; 3 elegiac distichs. See T‑021.
  6. a4v Juvenalis, Guido: [Letter addressed to] Germanus de Ganay. ‘Guido Iuuenalis Germano de Ganeio uiro senatorio bonarumque litterarum amantissimo'.’ Incipit: ‘[C]um inter uarias multiplicesque interpretationes nostras, uir litterarum bonarum gloria conspicue . . .’
  7. a5r Juvenalis, Guido: [Letter addressed to] Nicolaus de Capella. ‘Guido Iuvenalis Nicholao de capella'.’ Incipit: ‘[S]aepe et multum praestabilis uir sapientiae, mecum cogitaui . . .’
  8. a5v [Juvenalis, Guido(?): On comedy.] ‘Quid comoedia, unde dicta, quot eius species, quot membra, quotque actus sunt.’ Incipit: ‘[C]omoedia secundum Graecos est et priuatae ciuilisque fortunae sine periculo uitae comprehensio . . .’
  9. a6r [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha] of Andria. ‘Argumentum Andrie.’ Sulp. Peri. Ter. An.
  10. a6v [Privilege.] See BMC.
  11. b1r Donatus, Aelius: [Preface to commentary on Andria.] ‘Aelii Donati necnon Guidonis Iuuenalis Cenomani ni(!) Sex. Pub. Laurentii(!) Afri comoedias interpretatio.’ ed. Wessner I 35-40. Terence is misnamed ‘Laurentius'. In this edition the commentaries of Donatus and Juvenalis alternate.
  12. b1r [Juvenalis], Guido: [Commentary on Andria.] Incipit: ‘  “[P]oeta cum primum” etc. [Ter. An. 1] Hic prologus quem in manibus habemus est relatiuus . . .’ Juvenalis' comments on the periocha and etymological discussion, constituting the first sections of the commentary, are omitted.
  13. b1r [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.
  14. g6v Donatus, Aelius: [Commentary on] Eunuchus. ‘In Sexti. P. Terentii Afri Eunuchum commentarium'.’ ed. Wessner I 265-497.
  15. g6v [Didascalia for Eunuchus.] ‘Acta ludis Megalensibus L. Postumio Albino L. Cornelio Merula aedilibus currulibus . . . M. Valerio C. Mutio Fannio consulibus'. See T‑021.
  16. g6v [Juvenalis], Guido: [Commentary on Eunuchus]. Incipit: ‘  “[A]cta ludis” etc. [Didascalia for Eu.] Haec comoedia fuit acta . . .’ The commentary on Eunuchus includes an assessment of the didascalia, Juvenalis' own summary of the play, and comments on Sulpicius' periocha and the anonymous summary.
  17. h1r [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha of Eunuchus.] ‘Eunuchi Argumentum.’ Sulp. Peri. Ter. Eu.
  18. h1r [Anonymous summary of Eunuchus.] ‘Aliud Argumentum'. Incipit: ‘[M]eretrix adoloscentem cuius mutuo amore tenebatur exclusit eique reuocato . . .’ See T‑021.
  19. h2v [Terentius Afer, Publius]: Eunuchus. ‘Eunuchi prologus.’ Ter. Eu.
  20. p2v [Didascalia for Hautontimorumenos.] ‘Acta ludis Megalensibus L. Cor. Len. L. Va. Flac. aedilibus currulibus . . . M. Iunio T. Sempronio consulibus'. See T‑021.
  21. p2v 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 . . .’ Donatus, and not Calphurnius, is named as author in the margins of the commentary.
  22. p2v [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha of] Hautontimorumenos. ‘Heautontimorumenos(!) Argumentum'.’ Sulp. Peri. Ter. Hau.
  23. p2v [Juvenalis], Guido: [Commentary on] Hautontimorumenos. ‘Argumentum Heauton.’ Incipit: ‘[C]hremes et Menedemus duos filios habuerunt . . .’ expl: ‘’ The commentary on Hautontimorumenos begins with Juvenalis' own summary of the play and comments on Sulpicius' periocha.
  24. p3r [Badius] Ascensius, [Jodocus: On Juvenalis' commentary on Hautontimorumenos]. Incipit: ‘[Q]uandoquidem (ut post finem operis dicturi simus) auctor ipse Guido Iuvenalis . . .’ After all the notes by Ascensius in this edition Juvenalis' commentary continues.
  25. p3r [Terentius Afer, Publius: Hautontimorumenos.] ‘Prologus.’ Ter. Hau.
  26. u1r [Badius] Ascensius, [Jodocus: Note on Ter. Hau. 1056-63]. Incipit: ‘[I]llud Clitipho, Pater Chremes: “Nihil audio” [Ter. Hau. 1056] etc. Sic quoque intelligi potest . . .’ expl: ‘spectator formarum siem’
  27. u1v Donatus, [Aelius: Commentary on Adelphoe.] ed. Wessner II 3-5.
  28. u1v [Didascalia for Adelphoe.] ‘Acta ludis funebribus Q. Fa. Maximo. P. Cor. Africano Aemilii Pauli aedilibus currulibus . . . A. Nitino M. Cor. consulibus'. See T‑021.
  29. u1v [Juvenalis], Guido: [Commentary on Adelphoe]. ‘Adelphorum argumentum enarratio.’ Incipit: ‘[H]anc comoediam Adelphos uocant, id est fratres . . .’ expl: ‘per adoptionem facti'.’ The commentary on Adelphoe begins with Juvenalis' own summary of the play and comments on Sulpicius' periocha.
  30. u2r [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha of] Adelphoe. ‘Adelphorum argumentum.’ Sulp. Peri. Ter. Ad. See T‑021.
  31. u2r [Terentius Afer, Publius: Adelphoe.] ‘Prologus.’ Ter. Ad.
  32. A1v [Didascalia for Phormio.] ‘Acta ludis Romanis L. Post. Albino L. Cor. Merula aedilibus curulibus . . . C. Fannio Marcoque Valerio consulibus'. See T‑021.
  33. A1v Donatus, Aelius: ‘In Sex. P. Terentii Afri Phormionem commentarium.’ ed. Wessner II 345-484.
  34. A1v [Juvenalis], Guido: [Commentary on] Phormio. ‘Phormionis argumentum.’ Incipit: ‘Chremes et Demipho fratres fuerunt, quorum Chremes fertur . . .’ The commentary on Phormio begins with Juvenalis' own summary of the play and with comments on Sulpicius' periocha.
  35. A2r [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha of] Phormio. ‘Phormionis Argumentum.’ Sulp. Peri. Ter. Ph.
  36. A2v [Terentius Afer, Publius: Phormio.] ‘Prologus.’ Ter. Ph.
  37. F5r [Badius] Ascensius, [Jodocus: Note on Phormio.] Incipit: ‘[I]llud “non pol temere” [Ter. Ph. 998] etc, sic intelligo . . .’
  38. F5v Donatus, Aelius: [Commentary on Hecyra.] ‘In P. Sext. Terenti Afri Ecyram examinata interpretatio'.’ ed. Wessner II 189-342.
  39. F5v [Didascalia for Hecyra.] ‘Acta ludis Romanis S. Iu. Caesare Cn. Cornelio aedilibus currulibus . . . Q. Ful. L. Mar. aedilibus currulibus'. See T‑022.
  40. F5v [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha of Hecyra.] ‘Argumentum.’ Sulp. Peri. Ter. Hec.
  41. F5v Juvenalis, [Guido: Commentary on Hecyra]. Incipit: ‘[P]hilomenam uirginem olim compresserat Pamphilus . . .’ The commentary on Hecyra begins with Juvenalis' own summary of the play and comments on Sulpicius' periocha.
  42. F6r [Badius] Ascensius, [Jodocus: Criticism of Juvenalis' summary of Hecyra.] Incipit: ‘[I]n huius argumenti narratione non pauca sunt quae ipse aliter dicerem . . .’ Badius' two paragraphs alternate with the sections of Juvenalis' commentary to which they refer.
  43. F6r Terentius Afer, Publius: Hecyra. ‘Ecyrae prologus.’ Ter. Hec.
  44. L5v [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.
  45. L6r Badius Ascensius, Jodocus: [Note addressed to] the reader. Incipit: ‘[P]erlatae sunt paucos abhinc menses in manus usque nostras interpretationes familiares in Terentium a Guidone Iuuenale . . . paulo antehac Parisiis editae . . .’ Names Guido Juvenalis as writer of the commentary and defends his own work as editor.
  46. L6r [Badius Ascensius, Jodocus: Notes on Andria.] ‘Quae ad Andriam annotata sunt.’ Incipit: ‘[I]n Andriae quidem expositionibus non sane multa sunt . . .’
  47. L6r [Badius Ascensius, Jodocus: Notes on Eunuchus.] ‘Ad Eunuchum.’ Incipit: ‘[I]n Eunucho autem pauciora sunt. Vt in expositione . . .’
  48. L6v Juvenalis, Guido: [Letter addressed to] Martinus Guerrandus. ‘Guido Iuvenalis Martino Guerrando iuris utriusque et pontificii et Caesarii peritissimo atque uenerandi in Christo Patris praesulis Cenomanensis.’ Incipit: ‘[N]on sine optima ratione Cicero noster . . .’
  49. L6v Juvenalis, Guido: [Letter addressed to] Nicolaus Peletarius. Incipit: ‘[N]on me praeterit, uir praestantissime, apud te saepius . . .’
  50. L7r Juvenalis, Guido: [Letter addressed to] Michael Burellus. Incipit: ‘[Q]uemadmodum Hesiodus ille poeta moratissimus litteris mandatum reliquit . . .’
  51. L7v Juvenalis, Guido: Epigram [addressed to] the people of Le Mans. ‘Guido Iuvenalis natione Cenomanensi epigramma super causa operis suscepti.’ Incipit: ‘Extat Platonis praeclarum dogma monentis | Vt quaerat patriae commoda quisque suae'; 6 elegiac distichs.
  52. L7v Aegidius, Johannes: Epigram [addressed to] young men. ‘Ioannis Egidii Nuceriensis epigramma ad iuuenes.’ Incipit: ‘Quid teris ignauum damnosa per ocia tempus | immemor aetatis culta iuuenta breuis'; 20 elegiac distichs. View entry in Person Index
Imprint:
Venice: Simon Bevilaqua, for Lazarus de Suardis, 20 Feb. 1494. Folio.
Collation:
a–i κ l–s6 t8 u x–z & [con] [rum] A–K6 L8. Woodcut initials.
References:
Source: Bodleian ISTC: it00092000 HCR 15427; Goff T‑92; BMC V 518; Pr 5384; BSB‑Ink T‑101; Sheppard 4464. LCN: 14101806
Copies:
  1. T-045(1) Copy Wanting sheet a1.6, leaf [con]5, and the blank leaf L8. Binding: Nineteenth-century calf; the gold stamp of the Bodleian Library on both covers. Sprinkled red-edged leaves. Size: 312 × 212 × 36 mm. Size of leaf: 304 × 195 mm. A few marginal notes in the hands of the English owners, mainly on the initial and final leaves, supplying underlining, synonyms, corrections to the text, brackets, and pen-trials in Latin and Greek. On L6v in Welborn's hand: ‘ . . . subiecto cui inest est essentiali | . . . essentialis subiecti cui inest se soli . . .’ Provenance: George Welborn (sixteenth century); name on a2r. Robert(?) Coldwell (sixteenth century); ‘Robert' and ‘Coldwell' on L7v, perhaps in the same hand and ink. William Carrington(?) (sixteenth century): inscription on a2r: ‘Gulielmus Car[r?]yngtonus me posidet'. Purchased from William Lowndes for £0. 12. 0; see Library Bills (1815), 77; Books Purchased (1815), 5. SHELFMARK: Auct. O 3.22.
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