Surviving Works, Vol. II

LI Likely a typo for 8, referencing the manuscript count (M) ²), from Palatinus 886 (V, i.e., Vaticanus) ³), from Reginensis.

They are often connected; the writing is clear; abbreviations are rare.

²) Which is my M1., prolegomena p. LXXXIV. The distinguished man compared it with the Rivius edition (v3) for Sat. I, 2, 1. — 5, 9; I, 7, 36. — 8, 5; I, 10, 3 — 9 and 16; 11, 42; 16, 18; II, 7, 1 — 11; III, 10, 7; 13, 7 — 9; 14, 5. — 18, 12. and the entire book VI.

³) A parchment manuscript of square format from the 10th century. Besides many other things, it contains, starting from folio CXXV, certain excerpts from books I-III of the Saturnalia. Almost everything that is read there was compared by the distinguished man with the Bipontine edition. The inscription is: EX LIBRO MACROBII SATVRNALIVM EXCERPTVM DE SERVIS. FROM THE BOOK OF MACROBIUS' SATURNALIA, AN EXCERPT CONCERNING SLAVES. The following words follow: Iocone an serio cet. Whether in jest or in earnest, etc. I, 11, 2 — 43, inserted before § 35 with the inscription: ANCILLAS ETIAM FORTIA FACTA FECISSE COMMEMORAT HE ALSO MENTIONS THAT HANDMAIDENS PERFORMED BRAVE DEEDS; II, 1, 7. — 2, 17; 4, 25. — 7, 11; III, 13, 11 and 12; 14, 5., starting from the words adeo et ipse, up to the end of the book, which is subscribed: MACROBII THEODOSII V. CONVIVIORVM SECVNDI EXPLICIT. THE SECOND [BOOK] OF THE CONVIVIA [SATURNALIA] OF MACROBIUS THEODOSIUS, MOST DISTINGUISHED MAN, ENDS HERE. One might think, therefore, that Is. Pontanus could have used this manuscript to prove his commentaries, regarding which see the prolegomena p. XXXII fol.: but the number II in this manuscript, as in P (cf. prolegomena p. LXXXII.), seems to be referred to the order of the days. Furthermore, the same distinguished man saw these manuscripts in the Vatican Library:

a) Palatinus 1575., parchment, large format, 15th century, "of Ianoccius Manetti," in which the inscription is read: The first book of the Saturnalia of the most illustrious Macrobius Theodosius begins happily, and the subscription: The third day's book of the Convivia of Macrobius Theodosius, most distinguished and illustrious man, ends happily. There follows Cicero's Dream of Scipio with the Commentaries of Macrobius.

b) Vaticanus 3417. parchment, very small format, 14th century. Inscription: The first day's Convivia of the Saturnalia of Macrobius Theodosius, most distinguished and illustrious man, begins happily; subscription: The third day's Convivia of Macrobius Theodosius, most distinguished and illustrious man.

c) Urbinas 1214. parchment, large format, 15th century, written most elegantly. Inscription: MACROBII THEODOSII VIRI ILLVSTRIS SATVRNALIORVM LIBER I.; BOOK I OF THE SATURNALIA OF MACROBIUS THEODOSIUS, ILLUSTRIOUS MAN; subscription: M. THEODOSII V. C. ET ILL. CONVIVIORVM TERTII DIEI EXPLICIT FELICITER. THE THIRD DAY'S CONVIVIA OF M. THEODOSIUS, MOST DISTINGUISHED AND ILLUSTRIOUS MAN, ENDS HAPPILY.

d) Ottobonianus 1197. "From the library of the Most Serene Queen No. 1820." parchment, square format, 14th century. It contains the Commentaries on the Dream of Scipio and book VII of the Saturnalia with the inscription: The book of the consular man Macrobius begins, and with the subscription: The third day's Convivia of the Saturnalia of Macrobius Theodosius, consular and illustrious man, ends.

e) Ottobonianus 1747. parchment, large format, 15th century. Inscription: The first book of the Saturnalia of Macrobius Theodosius to his son Eustachius begins, and the subscription: The seventh and final book of the Saturnalia of Macrobius Theodosius ends on January 6, 1445, at Bologna by me, Johannes, son of the late Benedict of Florence.

f) Ottobonianus 1935. parchment, square format, 14th century. It contains LXIII folios of certain parts of the Saturnalia without any subscription.

g) Ottobonianus 2047. parchment, large format, 15th century. Inscription (fol. CXLIV.): Macrobius on the Saturnalia. Which is also called the feast of the philosophers; subscription: The third day's Convivia of Macrobius Theodosius, most distinguished and illustrious man.