PROLEGOMENA.

Finally, that the things discussed concerning metrics were sought from an older author is likely from the fact that he alone has preserved not a few verses of the ancient tragic poets, and he does not employ a writer more recent than Lucan. Lachmann suspects that this author is Caesius Bassus, who is going to speak more accurately about this matter elsewhere.

What I said above—that the surviving codices of Censorinus today are derived from one and the same codex—is confirmed not only by that argument I mentioned, but furthermore, besides the fact that the codices agree almost entirely in readings, lacunae gaps or missing text, and interpolations, they all also preserved certain leaves in that ancient codex, which were perversely arranged, described in this wrong order. When Carrio first noticed this, he transposed the greatest part correctly, but he did not yet remove the whole confusion, which has now finally been done. For in all the codices, it is read:

p. 14, 6 it seemed * what dissension * definitely

that Alcmaeon knew, etc.

then: p. 17, 7 future * but concerning the confirmation

of birth, nevertheless \*

after which there immediately follow
p. 35, 9 in the first week — p. 46, 13 frequent
then
p. 17, 8 it remains to say — p. 35, 9 it is given to know