A Manuscript Template for the Inscriptiones Sacrosanctae Vetustatis? Considering Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt, MS Lat. qu. 102
Abstract
The little-known Ms. Lat. qu. 102 of the Frankfurt University Library has hitherto been attributed
to Petrus Apianus and regarded as a template for his Inscriptiones sacrosanctae vetustatis (Ingolstadt
1534). In reality, both manuscript and print stem independently from the materials amassed
by the editors. The analysis of the inscriptions in the manuscript that are absent from the print
shows that, in some cases, it represents one of the earliest sources, and it records a few better readings
than those accepted in the CIL. The date, authorship and purpose of the manuscript are discussed,
and its full content is described in the Appendix.
Keywords: Petrus Apianus, Bartholomaeus Amantius, epigraphic manuscripts, antiquarianism.
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