a1r [Title-page.] ‘Terentii cum quattuor commentariis Donati Calphurnii, Guidonis et Ascensii'.
a1r Epitaphium [Terentii]. All texts in this volume are edited by Ascensius; see his letter on N4v. Incipit: ‘Natus in excelsis tectis Carthaginis altae | Romanis ducibus bellica praeda fui'; 3 elegiac distichs. See T‑021.
a2r [Donatus, Aelius]: Vita Terenti. ed. Wessner I 3-10.
a2v [Euanthius: De fabula.] ed. Wessner I 13-31.
a4r [Donatus, Aelius: Preface to commentary on Andria.] ed. Wessner I 35-40.
a4v Juvenalis, Guido: [Letter addressed to] Germanus de Ganay. ‘Guido Iuuenalis Germano de Ganeio uiro senatorio bonarumque litterarum amantissimo'. Incipit: ‘Cum inter uarias multiplicesque interpretationes nostras, uir litterarum bonarum gloria conspicue . . .’
a5r Juvenalis, Guido: [Letter addressed to] Nicolaus de Capella. ‘Guido Iuvenalis Nicholao de capella'. Incipit: ‘Saepe et multum praestabilis uir sapientiae, mecum cogitaui . . .’
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 . . .’
a6r [Table of words.] ‘Index uocabulorum huius libri.’ Incipit: ‘Abdicare cartha i . . .’
b1r [Anonymous summary of] Andria. ‘Argumentum Andriae ex Guidone.’ Incipit: ‘Chremes Atticus duas habuit filias . . .’ expl: exoptanti Attributed to Guido Juvenalis in the title.
b1r [Didascalia for Andria.] ‘Acta ludis Megalensibus M. Fuluio Glabrione et Q. Minutio Valerio aedilibus curulibus . . . M. Marcello et Sulpitio consulibus'. See T‑032.
b1r [On the etymology of the names of the dramatis personae of Andria.] Incipit: ‘[P]amphilus nomen proprium filium Simonis . . .’
b1r [Sulpicius Apollinaris, Gaius: Periocha of] Andria. ‘Andriae Argumentum.’ Sulp. Peri. Ter. An. On Sulpicius's verse summaries see T‑021. These and Terence's plays are presented as verse.
b1v [Donatus, Aelius: Preface to commentary on Andria.] ed. Wessner I 35-40.
b2r 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.
b2r [Juvenalis], Guido: [Commentary on Andria.] Incipit: ‘ “Poeta cum primum” [Ter. An. 1] etc. Hic prologus quem in manibus habemus est relatiuus . . .’ expl:
h2v [Donatus, Aelius: Commentary on] Eunuchus. ed. Wessner I 265-497.
h2v [Juvenalis], Guido: [Commentary on didascalia for Eunuchus.] Incipit: ‘ “Acta ludis” [Ter. Eu. didasc. 1] etc. Haec comoedia fuit acta . . .’ expl: coram recitatis
h3r [Didascalia for Eunuchus.] ‘Acta ludis Meg. L. Posth. Albino L. Corn. Merula aedilibus curulibus . . . M. Val. C. Mucio Fannio co'. See T‑021.
p4r [Didascalia for Hautontimorumenos.] ‘Acta ludis Megal. L. Cor. Len. L. Val. Flac. aedil curru . . . M. Iunio T. Sempronio coss'. See T‑021.
p4r Calphurnius, Johannes: [Commentary on] Hautontimorumenos. ‘Io. Calphurnii in P. Sexti Terentii Heautontimorumenon examinata interpretatio.’ Incipit: ‘ “[I]n militiam proficisci” [Sulp. Peri. Ter. Hau. 1]. Haec fabula Menandri graeca, quae facta a Terentio latina . . .’ expl: sibi multum tribuit
p4r [Juvenalis], Guido: [Commentary on Hautontimorumenos.] Incipit: ‘[C]hremes et Me. duos filios habuerunt, Chremes, Clitiphonem et Mene . . .’ expl: uel ut alii uolunt recitaui
p4r [Badius] Ascensius, [Jodocus: On Juvenalis' commentary on Hautontimorumenos.] Incipit: ‘[Q]uandoquidem (ut post finem operis dicturi simus) auctor ipse Guido Iuvenalis . . .’ ‘sed postquam agnita'. After all notes by Ascensius in this edition Juvenalis' commentary continues.
u6r [Badius] Ascensius, [Jodocus: Note on Ter. Hau. 1056-63.] Incipit: ‘[I]llud Cli. Pater Chremes: “Nihil audio” [Ter. Hau. 1056] etc. Sic quoque intelligi potest . . .’ expl: ‘spectator formarum siem’
u6r [Didascalia for Adelphoe.] ‘Acta ludis funeribus Q. Fa. Maximo P. Cor. Africano Aemilii Pauli aed. curulibus . . . A. Nitio et M. Cor. consulibus'. See T‑021.
u6r Donatus, [Aelius: Commentary on Adelphoe.] ‘In Terentii Adflphos(!) interpretatio'. ed. Wessner II 3-185.
u6v [Juvenalis], Guido: [Commentary on Adelphoe.] ‘Adelphorum argumentum enarratio.’ Incipit: ‘[H]anc comoediam Adelphos uocant, id est fratres . . .’ expl: ‘per adoptionem facti'.
B2v [Didascalia for Phormio.] ‘Acta ludis Romanis L. Postumio Albino L. Cornelio Merula aedilibus . . . Caio Fannio M. Valerio consulibus'. See T‑021.
B2v Donatus, Aelius: [Commentary] on Phormio. ‘In Sex. P. Terentii Afri Phormionem commentarium'. ed. Wessner II 345-484.
B2v [Didascalia for Phormio.] ‘Acta ludis Romanis L. Post. Albino L. Cor. Merula aedilibus . . . Appollodori epidicazomenenos acta.quater. C. Fannio Marcoque Valerio consulibus'. See T‑021.
B3r [Juvenalis, Guido: Commentary on] Phormio. ‘Phormionis Argumentum.’ Incipit: ‘Chremes et Demipho fratres fuerunt, quorum Chremes fertur . . .’
H2r [Didascalia for Hecyra.] ‘Acta ludis Romanis Sex. Iu. Caes Gn. Cornelio aedilibus curulibus . . . Q. Fuluio L. Marco aedilibus curulibus'. See T‑022.
H2r [Badius] Ascensius, [Jodocus: Note on Phormio.] Incipit: ‘[I]llud “non pol temere” [Ter. Ph. 998] etc., sic intelligo . . .’
H2v Donatus, Aelius: [Commentary on Hecyra.] ‘In P. Sext. Terenti Afri Ecyram examinata interpretatio'. ed. Wessner II 189-342.
H2v [Juvenalis], Guido: [Commentary on Hecyra.] Incipit: ‘[P]hilomenam uirginem olim compresserat Pamphilus . . .’
H2v [Badius] Ascensius, [Jodocus: Note on periocha of Hecyra.] Incipit: ‘[I]n huius argumenti narratione non pauca sunt . . .’
N4r [Badius] Ascensius, [Jodocus: Note on Hecyra]. Incipit: ‘[T]erentius Donati iudicio scite omisit illud “aliis” quod commentarius adiecit . . .’
N4v 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.
N4v [Badius Ascensius, Jodocus: Notes] on Andria. ‘Quae ad Andriam annotata sunt.’ Incipit: ‘[I]n Andriae quidem expositionibus non sane . . .’
N4v [Badius Ascensius, Jodocus: Notes] on Eunuchus. ‘Ad Eunuchum.’ Incipit: ‘[I]n Eunucho autem pauciora sunt. Vt in expositione . . .’
N5r 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 . . .’
N5r Juvenalis, Guido: [Letter addressed to] Nicolaus Peletarius. Incipit: ‘[N]on me praeterit, uir praestantissime, apud te saepius . . .’
N5v Juvenalis, Guido: [Letter addressed to] Michael Burellus. Incipit: ‘[Q]uemadmodum Hesiodus ille poeta moratissimus litteris mandatum reliquit . . .’
N6r 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.
N6r 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
N6r [Colophon.]
Imprint:
Milan: [Ambrosius de Caponago], 20 Dec. [c.1499]. Folio.
Collation:
a8 b–z & [con] [rum] A–N6. Leaf B1 is signed C1. Types: 83 R, 108 R. 236 leaves. 54 lines (a2r), 58 lines (b1r). Type area: 222 ×155 mm (a2r), 240 ×155 mm (b1r). Leaf a1r, TITLE: ‘Terentii cum quattuor commentariis: Donati Cal | phurnii. Guidonis: & . . .'; l. 4: ‘EPITHAPHIVM'. | Natus in excelſis tectis Carthaginis altæ | . . .'; a2r: ‘TERENTII VITA. | [ ]VBLIVS Terentius Afer Carthagine natus: ſeruiuit Romæ . . .'; a6r: ‘Index uocabulorum huius libri.'; b1r: [commentary] ‘Argumentum Andriæ Ex Guidone | Chremes atticus duas habuit filias: . . .'; [text] ‘Acta ludis Megalēſibus. M. Fuluio Glabrio | ne: & Quinto Minutio . . .'; l. 7: ‘Publii Terentii Afri Poetæ | comici Andriæ argumētū. | sOrorē Falſo creditam meretriculæ | . . .'; N6r, COLOPHON: ‘Impreſſum Mediolani Die. xx. Decembris.'; [Register].
References:
Source: Bodleian
ISTC: it00104000
R 1880;
Goff T‑104;
not in Pr;
not in Sheppard.
LCN: 14101871
Copies:
T-050(1)
Copy
Binding: Early twentieth-century brown paper boards; the spine covered in green paper; title in gilt on red paper label on spine.
Size: 301 × 212 × 47 mm.
Size of leaf: 295 × 202 mm.
Folio numbers supplied in a seventeeth-century hand.
On a2r a five-line initial ‘P' is supplied in brown ink.
Provenance: Gaspar Biragus (fl. 1713): see autograph below colophon on N6r: ‘Gasparis Biragi Mediolanensis 1713'.
Ercole Giuseppe, Conte de Silva (1756-1840); oval stamp on a1r.
Purchased from Moretti in 1971 for 450.000 Lire; unsigned pencil note (by David Rogers) on the front pastedown; Bodleian stamp on a1r, dated 21 July 1971.
SHELFMARK: Inc. d. I3.1.
