Walters Ms. W.372, Grammatical Writings by Donatus, Diomedes, Phocas, Priscianus, Caper, Agraetius, Asper Maior, Laurentius Valla Grammatical treatises Principal cataloger Walters Art Museum curatorial staff and researchers since 1934 Editor Herbert, Lynley Copy editor Dibble, Charles Contributor Emery, Doug Contributor Herbold, Rebekah Contributor Tabritha, Ariel Contributor Wiegand, Kimber Conservator Polidori, Elisabetta Conservator Quandt, Abigail The Walters Art Museum

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 This collection of grammatical treatises was compiled by a student in the late fifteenth century. It contains works by Donatus, Diomedes, Phocas, Priscianus, Caper, Agraetius, Asper Maior, and Laurentius Valla. A later note on front flyleaf vi states that parts were copied from Jenson’s 1476 edition of Diomedes (the Walters owns a copy, shelf mark 91.450). On fol. 18r, an unusual brass initial letter was affixed to the page (it was reattached in June, 2016). Please note: cataloging is still in process for this manuscript. Baltimore The Walters Art Museum W.372 The primary language in this manuscript is Latin. 1r - 170v Grammatical treatises Omnis aspirationis nota Grammatical writings by Donatus, Diomedes, Phocas, Priscianus, Caper, Agraetius, Asper Maior, and Laurentius Valla

Written on fifteenth-century laid paper

 Foliation: vi+170+iv21.5 14.3 15.0 8.5 The first and last four flyleaves are modern additions; front flyleaves 5 and 6 are earlier laid paper, although they do not appear to be as early as the rest of the manuscript

Written in Roman numerals horizontally on lower corner of versos, just under catchwords, on last pages of quires Written vertically near gutter on lower corner of versos on last pages of quires

Stylus ruled Not illuminated; only decoration is brass initial letter affixed to page on fol. 18r (reattached June 2016), and fol. 1r may have trace of similar initial, now lost; text in brown-black ink Brass initial "B" Affixed initial "B," 3 lines

Modern leather binding by Walters conservation department; replaced eighteenth-century Italian half-Russia leather binding

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