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Reference code
JCOL/Q/B/11
Title
Priscianus
Date(s)
- 1000-1100 (There is an annotation in French on the first folio and James judged it of early 13C date. He also identifies three replacement leaves of 13-14C date.) (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 volume 10+ x 6+ in., 129 ff.; 41 lines to a page vellum
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Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
From Durham, with the inscription "Pricianus in maiori et de accentibus de communi libraria monachorum dunelm"; donated by Thomas Man, 1685. It may be one of the two Priscians left to Durham by Bishop Hugo Pudsey in 1195.
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Scope and content
Priscian's "De grammatica libri xvi" and "De accentibus" (by Priscianus Caesariensis), the latter ending imperfectly; M. R. James's no. 28. Includes a few later leaves, decorated initials and, at the start, a Greek alphabet matched against numerals. The margins bear many pointing hands and sketches of faces.
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Existence and location of copies
Microfilm available (with Q.B.6).