Plautus, Captivi
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Göttingen, Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen, Cod. Ms. Morbio 2 a
Meyer, Wilhelm: Die Handschriften in Göttingen, Bd. 3: Nachlässe von Gelehrten, orientalische Handschriften. Handschriften im Besitz von Institutionen und Behörden. Register zu Band 1–3 (Verzeichniss der Hss. im Preussischen Staate 1,3), Berlin 1894, p. 499 (Printed, Handwritten, or Typescript)
Remarks by the Editor
Translated from German, with additions, by Pannini.
General Information
Title
Plautus, Captivi
Shelfmarks
Cod. Ms. Morbio 2 a
Former Shelfmarks
c.m.h.l. 251 (?)
Material
Parchment
Date of Origin
XIV century
Script, Hands
Humanistic script written by a single hand. The same hand probably wrote the marginalia.
Original Condition
Page Height
240 mm
Page Width
158 mm
Height of Written Area
187 mm
Width of Written Area
145 mm
Number of Columns
1
Width of Columns
145 mm
Number of Lines
28
Line Height
6 – 7 mm
Ruling
ink ruling
Numbering
Modern numeration ff. 1–2
Current Condition
Extent
ff. 2
Dimensions
240 mm x 158 mm
More about the Current Condition
The fragment consists of a bifolium, the first folio of which is damaged. Fol. 1 also bears a second number, 26. On both ff. 1r and 2r, a previous shelfmark, “c.m.h.l. 251,” is placed on the upper outer margin.
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
The beginning of each part of the act is marked by a decorated initial with blue and red filigree on fol. 1r. The names of the characters are written in red ink.
Content
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Content Item
- Persons Titus Maccius Plautus
- Text Language Latin
- Title Titus Maccius Plautus, Captivi
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Content Description
Act IV of Captivi, parts I and II (lacking the final part)
- Edition The Latin Library https://www.thelatinlibrary.com/plautus/captivi.shtml
History
Persons and Institutions
Private collection