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Composite manuscript, three parts (Latin): 1. (ff. 1-45) Rhetorica ad Herennium / Pseudo-Cicero, and other text(s). - 2. (ff. 46-196) Orationes / Cicero. - And other part(s), BPL 50

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Title	Composite manuscript, three parts (Latin)
Subtitle	1. (ff. 1-45) Rhetorica ad Herennium / Pseudo-Cicero, and other text(s). - 2. (ff. 46-196) Orationes / Cicero. - And other part(s), BPL 50
Content	Part 1 contains: (ff. 1r-42r) Rhetorica ad Herennium / Pseudo-Cicero. - (ff. 42v-43r) Invectiva in Ciceronem / Pseudo-Sallust. - (ff. 43r-45r) Invectiva in Sallustium / Pseudo-Cicero. - Empty: f. 45v followed by three unnumbered leaves. Part 2 contains: (ff. 46v-196v) Speeches by Cicero: (ff. 46r-52v) De imperio Cn. Pompei. - (ff. 52v-62v) Pro Milone. - (ff. 63r-74r) Pro Plancio. - (ff. 74r-82r) Pro Sulla. - (ff. 82v-86v) Pro Archia Poeta. - (ff. 86v-89r) Pro Marcello. - (ff. 89r-92v) Pro Ligario. - (ff. 92v-96v) Pro rege Deiotaro. - (ff. 96v-115r) Pro Cluentio. - (ff. 115v-124r) Pro Quinctio. - (ff. 124v-134r) Pro Flacco. - (ff. 134r-136v) Post reditum ad Quirites. - (ff. 137r-141r) Post reditum in Senatu . - (ff. 141r-143v) Pridie quam in exilium iret. - (ff. 143v-152v) Pro Sestio. - (ff. 153r-166v) De domo sua ad pontifices. - (ff. 167r-175r) Pro Caelio. - (ff. 175r-181v) Pro Balbo. - (ff. 181v-184r) In Vatinium. - (ff. 184v-191v) De haruspicum responso. - (ff. 191v-196v) De provinciis consolaribus. - Empty: seven unnumbered leaves after f 196. Part 3 contains: (ff. 197r-211r) Catilina / Sallust. - (ff. 211v-236v) Jugurtha / Sallust.
Creator/other	Cicero, M. Tullius (106-43 v. Chr) Cicero Sallustius Crispus, C. (86 v.Chr-35 v. Chr) Sallust William
Shelfmark	BPL 50
Subject (topical)	Reading culture Reading culture (monastic) artes (MMDC) classical literature/philosophy (MMDC) historiography (MMDC)
Subject (temporal)	Middle Ages 15th century
Note	Date (part 1): Based on colophons: (f. 42r) "Eosdem guilhelmus de Elden exscripsit anno domini 1459. In die sancte cecilie virginis et martiris. - (f. 45r) "Guilhelmus de Elden scripsit anno domini 1459°. Ego guilhelmus de Elden volo quod post mortem meam volumen hoc detur fratribus Monasterii fontis beate Marie prope Arnhem quod protestor scripto manus mee." Date (part 2): Based on colophon: (f. 196v) "Marci tulii Ciceronis 21a oratio De provinciis consularibus Explicit Scripta per me guilhelmum de Elden Anno domini 1473° 13° die Mensis Maii Et volo quod fratres conventus monasterii fontis beate Marie prope Arnhem [words "quod ... Arnhem"crossed out] volumen hoc habeant quibus ex nunc donatione inter vivos irrevocabiliter ob merita et beneficia mihi olim impensa illud dono. quod protestor hoc manus mee scripto. guilhelmus de Elden". Origin: (parts 1 and 3) Based on decoration. Script (parts 1-2): Written by William of Elden, who also wrote codex GRO 2, for the same patrons. Binding: Post-medieval binding. Textual: (ff. 1r-42r) Often falsely attributed to Cicero. Description (Bouwman 2023): http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:3619870 Description (Spanhemius 1674): http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:359671 Description (Senguerdius & 1716): http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:290399 Description (Molhuysen 1912): http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:3151098 Description (Catalogus compendiarius 1932): http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:491294 Description (Gumbert 2009): http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:3161419 Also described by BNM, MMDC and A.W. Byvanckgenootschap (database RKD, The Hague).
Reference	BNM = Bibliotheca Neerlandica Manuscripta Bouwman 2023 = A. Bouwman, Inventory of western medieval manuscripts held by Leiden University Libraries. Leiden 2023 Catalogus compendiarius 1932 = [H.P. Blok,] Catalogus compendiarius continens codices omnes manuscriptos qui in Bibliotheca Academiae Lugduno-Batavae asservantur. Vol. 1 (Leiden 1932), Gumbert 1988 = J.P. Gumbert, Manuscrits datés conservés dans les Pays-Bas. Vol. 2: Les manuscrits d'origine néerlandaise, XIVe-XVIe siècles (Leiden 1988), Gumbert 1995 = J.P. Gumbert, '"Modern" layout in classical manuscripts'. In: C. Leonardi & al. (eds.), The classical tradition in the middle ages and the renaissance. Spoleto 1995, p. 23-32. Gumbert 1996 = J.P. Gumbert, 'Cicerones Leidenses'. In: C.A. Chavannes-Mazel & M.M. Smith (eds.), Medieval Manuscripts of the Latin Classics. Production and Use. Los Altos Hills/London 1996, p 208-244, Gumbert 2009 = J.P. Gumbert, Illustrated Inventory of Medieval Manuscripts. Vol. 2. Leiden, Universiteitsbibliotheek BPL (Hilversum 2009), Hermans 2007 = J.M.M. Hermans, 'Grensgangers. Verluchte handschriften uit de Nederlanden in het Vaticaan, met speciale aandacht voor hs. Ross. 70'. In: J. Biemans & al. Manuscripten en miniaturen. [Festschrift] A.S. Korteweg. Zutphen 2007, p. 147-158, Korteweg 1992 = A.S. Korteweg (ed.), Kriezels, aubergines en takkenbossen. Randversiering in Noordnederlandse handschriften uit de vijftiende eeuw. [Exhib.cat.]. Zutphen 1992, MMDC = Medieval Manuscripts in Dutch Collections Molhuysen 1912 = P.C. Molhuysen, Codices Bibliothecae Publicae Latini. Leiden 1912, Obbema 1996 = P.F.J. Obbema, De middeleeuwen in handen. Over de boekcultuur in de late middeleeuwen. Hilversum 1996, Obbema 1996 = P.F.J. Obbema, 'The Latin classics in monastic libraries of the low countries in the 15th century'. In: C.A. Chavannes & M.M. Smith (eds.), Medieval manuscripts of the Latin classics: production and use. Leiden 1996, p. 150-165. Petrucci Nardelli 2007 = F. Petrucci Nardelli, Legatura e scrittura. Testi celati, messaggi velati, annunei palesi. Firenze 2007, Rizzo 1979 = S. Rizzo, La traduzione manoscritta della Pro Cluentio di Cicerone. Genova 1979, Senguerdius & 1716 = W. Senguerdius & al., Catalogus librorum tam impressorum quam manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Publicae Universitatis Lugduno-Batavae. Leiden 1716, Spanhemius 1674 = [F. Spanhemius], Catalogus bibliothecæ publicæ lugduno-batavæ noviter recognitus. Accessit Incomparabilis thesaurus librorum orientalium, præcipue mss. Lugdunum Batavorum 1674
Language	Latin
Country	Netherlands
Extent	electronic resource
Published/created	Part 1: Low Countries, northern part ; Arnhem, 15th century, 1459 - Part 2: Low Countries, northern part ; Arnhem, 15th century, 1473 - Part 3: Low Countries northern part ; Arnhem, 15th century, third quarter
Persistent URL	http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:2139088
Published (digital)	Leiden University Libraries,