Hippocrates, Vol. VIII (Loeb Classical Library)

Fig. 1: Stemma Codicum Family tree of manuscripts

A stemma codicum (manuscript family tree) illustrating the genealogical relationships and transmission of various versions of a text. A vertical line at the top descends from an implied lost source to a node labeled "Archetype(s)". From the "Archetype(s)" node, three diagonal lines branch out to the manuscripts "A", "V", and "M".

• Manuscript A is a terminal node on the left.
• Manuscript V branches down to a node labeled "R" and also directly to the later manuscript tradition.
• Manuscript M branches down to manuscripts "Ha" and "I".
• Manuscript Ha leads directly to the later manuscript tradition.
• Manuscript I branches to manuscript "Hb" and also directly to multiple points in the later tradition.
• Manuscript Hb branches to node "R" and also directly to the later tradition.
• Node R receives inputs from both "V" and "Hb" and leads to the later tradition.

At the bottom of the diagram, the word "Recentiores" the later ones is written with wide spacing between each letter. Various lines from the manuscripts and nodes above (V, R, Ha, Hb, and I) converge on specific letters of this word, representing the collective group of later, derivative manuscript copies.