INTRODUCTION
ΒΙΒΛΙΑ ΙΒ (Andrew Gesner's Device) TIGVRI APVD AN/dream Gesnerum F. (undated in some examples, in others, MDLIX).
Conrad's dedication in Greek follows and Greek Testimonia (pp. 3–13, p. 14 blank, 1 blank leaf); ΜΑΡΚΟΥ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟΥ ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟ/ρος τῶν εἱς ἐαυτὸν Βιβλίον α, followed by the Greek text, the second book beginning at ii. 4 of our editions, each book with the same title, numerated β, γ, &c., pp. 1–156. ΜΑΡΙΝΠΟΥ ΝΕΑ/ΠΟΛΙΤΟΥ ΠΡΟΚΛΟΣ Η ΠΕ/ρὶ εὐδαιμονίας. Then the Greek text, pp. 157—81, which ends at ἐκ δὲ τῆς τοιαύτης viz. ch. 22, with a note: Pauca uidentur deesse. Page 182 blank, 1 blank leaf.
The existent manuscript sources are the following:
A. Vaticanus Graecus 1950, contained in a codex[1] which passed to the Vatican Library from Stefano Gradi's[2] collection in a.d. 1683. The codex contains the following manuscripts now bound up together, written by at least five different hands. The authors so combined are:
Xenophon, Cyropaedia and other works,[3] fols. 1–271v (272–9 blank).
Xenophon, Memorabilia Socratis, fols. 280–340v.
Marcus Antoninus (except viii. 61), fols. 341–392v. (incl. 389 and 389 a).
Epictetus, Manual (Christian paraphrase), fols. 392v-399.
Fragmenta rhetorica; Epicurus, Allocutio, [4] fols. 401–4v.
- ↑ Described by C. Schenkl, after R. Schöll, Xen. Studien, iii. 72; by Prof. W. W. Baker, Trans. Am. Phil. Ass. xliii, 1912, item xi. See also Stich, Rhein. Mus. xxxvi, p 175.
- ↑ Stephanus Gradius, Ragusinus, appointed by Innocent XI Primarius et Major Custos of the Vatican Library 14 Jan. 1682, died 7 May 1683. Cardinal Barberini, who used the MS. for his Italian version, says: 'conservato nella Biblioteca e musco del nobile nõ meno che dotto Signore Abbate Gradi.'
- ↑ Dated s. xv, in Marchant's edition of Xen. Hiero, Agesilaus, Lac. Pol., Vect., Ath. Pol. Closely related to Vat. Gr. 1335, s. x vel xi.
- ↑ First published by K. Wotke in Wien. Stud. x. 175, 1888. See C. Bailey, Epicurus, p. 375.
