Institutiones Grammaticae.
Scope and Contents
The manuscript is not listed in ‘A Census of medieval Latin grammatical manuscripts’ by G L Bursill-Hall (Stuttgart, 1981). The text refers to Priscian and other authors, and sometimes gives examples of grammatical usage in Italian. Incipit ‘Cum de gramatica sit ad presens sermo.` It ends with a series of Italian phrases and their Latin equivalents, followed (folio 185 verso) by paragraphs on prosody and on Greek, Hebrew and Latin letters.
Written in one humanistic hand throughout. There are two large decorated initials on buff grounds (folios 1, 9) and smaller initials in red or green. The scribe has written `Gratias Deo Amen` (folio 185), and there are inscriptions in two other 16th-century hands (folios 188 verso-189).
Dates
- Creation: 15th century.
Language of Materials
Latin
Extent
1 Volumes (iv + 189 folios.)
Arrangement
Collation: 1-4¹², 5¹⁰, 6-15¹², 16¹² (-11). Vertical catchwords. Ruled in ink. 33-36 lines.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Paper: watermarks castle (cf. Briquet 15908-15909) in gatherings 1-8, 12; flower (cf. Briquet 6654) in gatherings 8-11, 13-16. 19th-century binding of red morocco with gilt cornerpieces and fillets.
Custodial History
The manuscript contains the bookplate of Thomas Ruddiman. The manuscript was probably lot 1478 in the sale catalogue of his library, Edinburgh, 1758.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
Physical Description
0.00 linear metresiv + 189 folios.210.00 x 268.00 millimetres
Dimensions
210.00 x 268.00 millimetres
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 28 01 2015
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
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