A catalogue of Western manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries and selected Oxford colleges

MS. Auct. F. 1. 10

Summary Catalogue no.: 2494

Contents

(fol. 1)
Caesar, De bello gallico
Rubric: Commentariorum. C. lulii . Cesaris . de Bello. Gallico. liber . primus. incipit . feliciter . Iulius . Celsus . Constantinus . V. C. emendauit

All eight books having Celsus's avowal of emendation

2. (fol. 59v)
Caesar, De bello ciuili
Rubric: Commentariorum. C. Iulii . Cesaris . de . Bello. Civili . Pompeiano . liber . primus. incipit . Iulius . Celsus . Constantinus. V. C. emendauit

Followed by the three books, each with Celsus's avowal

3. (fol. 95v)
Aulus Hirtius (?), De bello Alexandrino
Rubric: Commentariorum. A. Hircii . de . Bello. Alexandrino . liber . quartus . incipit . lulius . Celsus. Constantinus. V. C. emendauit
(fol. 107)
De bello Africano
Rubric: Commentariorum. A. Hircii. de. Bello. Affricano . liber . quintus. incipit . Iu. Cel. vir. cla. emendauit
(fol. 121v)
De bello Hispanico
Rubric: Commentariorum. A. Hircii . de. Bello. Hispaniensi. liber. sextus. incipit . lul. Cel. Con. V. C. emendauit
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper
i + 129 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 13.25 × 9.625 in.

Hand(s)

Humanistic script (Pächt and Alexander ii. 286)

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander ii. 286

Good initials

Additions: There are 16th century notes in the volume

History

Origin: 15th century, third quarter ; Italy, Florence

Provenance and Acquisition

'Liber Christoferi Bagshawe dono Georgii Bagshawe patris' (16th century)

Given in 1601 by William Camden

Record Sources

Description adapted (May 2025) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1922). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1970)

Last Substantive Revision

2025-05-13: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1922)