Publilius Syrus, Sententiae
F-2xat
Antwerpen, Rijksarchief te Antwerpen, Verzameling Losse Aanwinsten, nr. 2.16

Laurent Breeus-Loos, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2021 (Born Digital)
General Information
Title Publilius Syrus, Sententiae
Shelfmarks Antwerp, Rijksarchief te Antwerpen, Verzameling Losse Aanwinsten, nr. 2.16
Material Parchment
Date of Origin second half s. XIII - first half s. XIV
Script, Hands
Northern littera textualis currens (second half s. XIII - first half s. XIV) with certain tendencies towards a littera cursiva: ocassionaly, ascenders of the letters 'b' and 'l' have loops. Descenders of the letters 'f' and 's' have a tendency to extend beyond the baseline.
General Remarks
Antwerp, Rijksarchief te Antwerpen, Verzameling Losse Aanwinsten, nr. 2.16-2.17 are remnants of the same manuscript.
Original Condition
Page Height at least 134 mm
Page Width at least 102 mm
Height of Written Area 117 mm
Width of Written Area at least 85 mm
Number of Columns 6
Width of Columns 35 – 45 mm
Number of Lines 34 – 36
Line Height 3 – 4 mm
Ruling No ruling visible
Current Condition
Extent 1 leaf (trimmed)
Dimensions 60-65 x 101-102 mm
Content
- Content Item
- Persons Publilius Syrus
- Text Language Latin
- Title Publilius Syrus, Sententiae
- Content Description
Fol. [1]r, col. A: ca. vs. 100-118; col. B: ca. vs. 176-207
Fol. [1]v, col. A: ca. vs. 235- 261; col. B: ca. vs. 331-341
(ed. Wight & Duff 1968)
- Edition Duff, J. Wight, and Arnold M. Duff, Minor Latin Poets Volume I. Publilius Syrus. Elegies on Maecenas. Grattius. Calpurnius Siculus. Laus Pisonis. Einsiedeln Eclogues. Aetna., Loeb Classical Library (Harvard: Harvard University Press, 1968)
Host Volume
Remarks
Host volume unknown. Presumably the fragment functioned as a guard.