658 - Facsimile - Terence. All the Comedies. Vaticanus Latinus 3868. Facsimile and commentary volume. With a color title illustration and numerous illustrations in the text. Stuttgart, Belser, and Rome, Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana, 2020. Facsimile: 6, 92, 1 folios; 35.5 x 29.5 cm. Original light brown leather binding with gold embossing. — Commentary: 132 pp.; 35.5 x 29.5 cm. Original blue linen binding. Presented together in an original gold-embossed linen slipcase with a hinged lid (“altar cover”) and leather straps at the top and bottom (a few scratch marks; one hinge slightly torn at the ends).

Facsimile - Terence. All the Comedies. Vaticanus Latinus 3868. Facsimile and commentary volume. With a color title illustration and numerous illustrations in the text. Stuttgart, Belser, and Rome, Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana, 2020. Facsimile: 6, 92, 1 folios; 35.5 x 29.5 cm. Original light brown leather binding with gold embossing. — Commentary: 132 pp.; 35.5 x 29.5 cm. Original blue linen binding. Presented together in an original gold-embossed linen slipcase with a hinged lid (“altar cover”) and leather straps at the top and bottom (a few scratch marks; one hinge slightly torn at the ends). One of 999 numbered copies (GA 1119). - The manuscript was created in the 9th century as a copy of a source text from the Roman Imperial period and is considered one of the most beautiful and important testimonies to ancient theatrical tradition. From a center of Carolingian book culture, the codex made its way to Rome and has been part of the core collection of the Vatican Library since 1475. In 1797, the “Terence” was taken to Paris as looted art but was returned in 1815. - Includes a commentary volume by Eberhard König and Dieter Röschel, a velvet cloth, and instructions for the case. - In impeccable condition.