SIGLA

A = Ambrosian palimpsest (G 82 sup.), 3rd–4th century
B = Palatinus Vaticanus (1612), 10th–11th century
C = Palatinus Heidelbergensis (1613), 10th–11th century
codd. manuscripts = AP
cod. manuscript = P (where A is missing) or A (where P is missing)
D = Vaticanus (3870), 10th–11th century
E = Ambrosianus (I 257 inf.), end of 12th century
J = London (British Museum, Reg. 15 C XI), beginning of 12th century
O = Ottobonian Vatican fragment (misc. Lat. 687), 11th century
P = archetype of the manuscripts of the 'Palatine' recension or source of manuscripts BCDEVJO and corrections of B³. In those parts where T is available (Bacch. 35–80, 570–650, 810–900, Pers., Poen., Pseud. 730-end, Rud. init.–790) the same siglum is used for Pᴬ.
Pᴬ = pro-archetype of the 'Palatine' recension or source of manuscripts P and T
Pᴮᶜ = source of manuscripts B (in the latter part) and Pᶜᴰ
Pᴮᴰ = source of manuscripts B (in the former part) and Dᴾᴱ
Pᶜᴰ = source of manuscripts C and D
Pᴱ = source of manuscripts EV and PJ
PJ = source of manuscripts JO and corrections of V²
T = lost manuscript of Turnebus or Senonian fragments
V = Vossianus of Leiden (Q 30), beginning of 12th century

In the text, the metric ictus is indicated by accent marks; lines drawn between words indicate hiatus.

I have chosen to preserve the line numbering found in the larger Teubner edition.

In the notes:
Numbers enclosed in parentheses refer to the chapters and sub-chapters in my booklet mentioned above ('Introduction to Latin Textual Emendation,' Macmillan, London, 1896), which I. Waltzing translated into French (Paris, Klincksieck, 1898).

Words beginning with a capital letter stand at the beginnings of lines.

When describing the readings of the palimpsest (A), the following must be noted: single dots indicate letters that cannot be read at all; a dot placed under a letter indicates that the letter is doubtful; letters that stand within parentheses cannot be read but have been restored by conjecture; a straight line indicates that neither the number of letters nor the forms can be read or conjectured in any way.