Comediae
Medieval Manuscripts
Item Info
Language: Latin
Folio Number: f. 22r
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Leaf with traces of earlier writing
Notes: This manuscript contains five plays by the second-century B.C. Latin playwright Terence: Andria (the Girl from Andria), Eunuchus (The Eunuch), Heautontimoroumenos (The Self-Tormentor), Adelphia (The Brothers), and Phormio. Terence remained popular throughout the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
This manuscript is also significant for being a palimpsest, meaning that the parchment had been used before and the earlier writing was scraped off so that the pages could be reused. One can still make out the faint traces of the old text on the leaf shown here.
Sirsi Catalog Key:
1611808
Country:
Country:Italy
Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin):
1210
Image Dimensions Width:
126 mm
ShelfMark:
Lewis E 196
Creator Name:
Terence - Author
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