Carmina in Codicibus Scripta, Vol. 1: Libri Salmasiani Aliorumque Carmina (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Alexander Riese

9780366667338: Carmina in Codicibus Scripta, Vol. 1: Libri Salmasiani Aliorumque Carmina (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0366667335 ISBN 13: 9780366667338

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Unlock ancient Latin verse through a meticulous, edition-driven lens that clarifies texts and variants.

This volume compiles carmina found in old manuscripts, pairing them with critical notes and editorial addenda. It emphasizes the arrangement, sources, and interpretive notes that help readers understand how these poems circulated, were copied, and were later edited. Expect a scholarly apparatus that guides this edition’s choices, with attention to manuscript histories and cross-references across codices.

Agnostic but focused presentation of poems and fragments from various sources, with careful editorial context.
Extensive addenda and corrigenda that document textual choices and historical readings.
Notes and commentary that illuminate manuscript traditions, attributions, and transmission.
Enigmas, glosses, and ancillary poems that appear alongside the main texts, showing the breadth of the collection.

Ideal for students and readers who want a reliably annotated, edition-first approach to early Latin poetry and its manuscript journey.

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