London. British Library, Harley MS 2735

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The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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London. British Library
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  • British Library, Harley MS 2735
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  • Latin
  • Ancient Greek
Title
  • Epitome libri Glossarum , with additions by Heiric of Auxerre
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  • The Epitome libri glossarum has been glossed by Heiric of Auxerre (b. 841, d. 876), monk of the Benedictine abbey of St-Germain d'Auxerre, theologian, philosopher and hagiographer. He composed and copied ff. 206v-208v. ff. 1r-206r: Epitome libri glossarum (Summary of the Book of Glosses), abbreviation of the Liber Glossarum (Book of Glosses), a dictionary of etymologies , with Heiric of Auxerre's glosses. ff. 206v-207r: Heiric of Auxerre, De ratione unciarum, an addition to the gloss on uncia (f. 206v) and De septem cordis lyrae (f. 207r). ff. 207v-208r: Heiric of Auxerre, Florilegium metricum (Metrical florilegium), including a botanical lexicon and medical recipes. f. 208v: Heiric of Auxerre, Declinationes grecorum (Greek declensions). Decoration: Title in display rustic capitals in silver, showing the red preparation ground (f. 1v). Rubrics and initials in silver or red.
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  • Public domain in most countries other than the UK
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