MS. Add. A. 168
Summary Catalogue no.: 28748
Contents
Language(s): Latin
3. (fol. 69)
, Elegies Rubric: Albii Tibulli poete illustris liber primus...
The four books, but after II.5.114 the handwriting changes to one less calligraphic
Language(s): Latin
4.
, The 4-line epitaph of Tibullus 6.
, A poem about the Virgin Mary Incipit: Hac quocunque uia transis
From a chapel at Terni (Interamna)
7.
An epitaph on Laudacia Philocatta Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment, paper
Extent: i + 113 leaves. Fols 69-98 are parchment; the rest are paper
Dimensions (binding): 9.25 × 6.75 in.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
'V. c. 4'
Purchased for £2 8s at Sotheby's on 20-21 June 1860, lot 258, along with eight other manuscripts 'formerly in the archives of two princely Roman families'
Record Sources
Description adapted (June 2025) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1905)
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2025-06-20: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1905) and other printed sources