On the age the historical era of Martianus Capella, see Vossius, book 3, On Latin Historians, among the writers of uncertain age... also On Latin Poets, chapter 3, page 80 and following. Chapter 35, page 198. In On Latin Poets, chapter 5, page 252, he places him in the time of Maurice, certainly before Heraclius referring to Byzantine Emperors of the 6th-7th centuries.

MARTIANUS

MINEUS FELIX

Martianus or Marcianus? "Martianus" is preferred by the testimony of many medieval writers; see Rivard in Spon, volume 7, Miscellany, page 256, note 10.

CAPELLA

OF CARTHAGE

1 Scaliger marks this as superfluous in the Gruter Index, chapter 19, page 89.

A MAN OF PROCONSULAR RANK

It ought to be titled Satira Satire, not Satyricon; see Casaubon, On Satiric Poetry.

SATYRICON

Regarding the title Satyricon. Vossius, Institutes of Poetry, book 2, chapter 2, page 269. Thus also on page 326, line 8. Vossius, On Latin Poets, chapter 5, page 252, volume 3 of his works. John of Salisbury explains the reason for this title in Metalogicon, book 4, chapter 9.

in which are

Two books on the Marriage of Philology and Mercury,

and

Individual books on the seven liberal arts.

393 A 15 Likely a library shelfmark or catalog number added later.

All corrected and illustrated with Notes, or PURIFICATIONS,

by HUGO GROTIUS.

Excerpts from Martianus Capella’s Sixth Book compared with the most ancient manuscripts in the Selden Archives, and in Benet College Cambridge (18.1), Digby 221, Merton 70, Benet 105, and Laud K. 71. Edward Bernard had promised to publish these in his sixteen volumes of ancient Mathematicians. See the Catalog of Writers by the same author, in which also see the Hantorian? new addition? of 1704 regarding his life and writings.

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1599. original: "cIɔ. Iɔ. IC."

Regarding the manuscript codex of Paris and see Sirmond? on Sidonius Apollinaris, book 5, letter 15 see also Sned. book 9, folio 17?.

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