Facsim. of ms. ([7] leaves) inserted in pocket. Prefatory matter also in English. Virgil's manuscript, called the Augusteus, originally consisted of 8 leaves. The seven remaining, containing fragments of the Georgics, are divided between the Biblioteca apostolica vaticana with four and the Staatsbibliothek in Berlin with three. The eighth leaf, containing a fragment of the Aeneid IV, is lost except for the first four lines. Includes bibliographical references.
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