Appendix III - Contents and Significant Readings of the Gellius Florilegium

Summary

Gellius readings are taken from the Oxford edition of P. K. Marshall. The florilegium is represented by L (Bodl. Libr. Lat. class. d. 39), K (Bodl. Libr. Rawl. G. 139), William's Polyhistor (PH) and John of Salisbury's Policraticus (Policr.). The order of the extracts is as found in L and K. Readings recorded are: (i) Agreement between two or more representatives of the florilegium against those of the complete text; (ii) Agreements of the florilegium's extracts from bks i–v with MSS of the complete text other than P; (iii) Agreements of the florilegium's extracts from bks ix–xvi with representatives of the complete text other than the g family (OXpN); (iv) Interesting editorial modifications in the florilegium.

1. ix. 3. 2–5 (2–4 summarized Policr.) Philippus … susceptione.

2. exercitusque: exercitatus L, PH

3. quin: cum L, PH

4. pleraque et: plura L, PH

5. liberorum: librorum L, PH

6. hortamentum: ornamentum L, PH

7. quod: quo

8. eductus: educatus

9. ix. 4. 7–8 (not in PH) In libro quoque plinii … binas habere.

10. laetiores infantes amoeniores: ameniores letiores infantes

11. Illyriis: illiricis

12. tam nocenti: nocentes

13. ix. 11 (not in Policr.) De maximo ualerio … monumentum.

14. admiranda (FπN): ammiranda

15. L. Furio Claudio Appio (L. om. δ): fuit furio apio claudio L; furio appio claudio PH.

16. ingentes: gentes L; gentis PH

17. Pomptinum: promptinum

18. armisque auro praefulgentibus grandia ingrediens et manu telum: auro gemmisque fulgentibus grandi auiditate gradiens manu L; armis auro gemmisque fulgentibus grandi auiditate gradiens manu PH

19. perque: et per

20. in aduersari: inde aduersarii (aduersarii πN)

21. os atque: om.

22. pugnare: impugnare

23. et … arcebat: om. L; prospectum … atque om. PH

24. Coruino isti: isti Coruino

25. pugnaeque quam: pugne quam

26. ix. 13. 7–20 (not in Policr.) Cum interim Gallus … occiderat.

27. duos (F²pQB): duos

28. atque: et

29. antistabat: antestabat

30. utrisque quiescerent: ut utrique adquiescerent

31. inmanitatem facies: inhumanitatem faciei

32. linguam exertare: lingua execrare L; lingua execrari PH

33. perdolitum: delatum

34. adcidere: accedere

35. e tanto: et de tanto

36. Is ut dico: hoc dicto

37. uirtutem romanam: romanam uirtutem

38. Hispanico cinctus: concinctus L; cinctus PH

39. constitit: consistit

40. cantabundus: cadabundus

41. conturbauit: perturbauit (Xπ)

42. studet: studeret

43. scuto scutum: scutum scuto

44. usquam: om.

45. icti: iterum

46. inponit: imposuit

47. inmitia: inimica

48. ix. 16. 5–7 (not in Policr.) Hec refert plinius uir … non reddo.

49. cuia: cuius

50. fuit: fuerat

51. sententiolam: sententiam

52. potest: potuit

53. x. 8 Fuit hec … qui delinquerent.

54. primitus: primis L: in primis PH; primo Policr.

55. declinatis: declinantis (πQ)