MS. Add. A. 172
Summary Catalogue no.: 28403
Contents
De constructione ( = Institutiones grammaticae XVII-XVIII)
, Books 17 and 18 of Commentarii grammatici which are the two books on syntax ('de constructione'), here considered as a separate work in two books (see fol. 35)
Some scribbling on fol. 72v gives the title 'Priscianus Minor'
The date 'MCCCXIIJ' occurs several times on fol. 72
With a few glosses
Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: ii + 74 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 8.375 × 6.5 in.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Bought by Thomas Thorpe at the Richard Heber sale, Part xi (manuscripts), 10-20 February 1836, for £4
Sold by Thorpe to the Bodleian for £6 6s
Record Sources
Description adapted (May 2025) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1905)
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2025-05-29: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1905) and other printed sources