Accessus ad auctores [photocopy]. 13th cent.]

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Accessus ad auctores [photocopy]. 13th cent.]

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This accessus ad auctores, a prologue to the medieval commentary (introductions to the Latin authors found in many medieval manuscripts of classical texts), discusses the reception of Ovid in in the Middle Ages. This introduction was typically designed to clarify the purpose and structure of the work to be commented upon, including explanations on the author's intention, the title of the work, its stylistic and pedagogical significance, its subject matter, its arrangement, and its moral implications.

74v-80v ℓ.

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