P = Cod. Parisinus lat. 18,552. 12th or 13th century. Contains all the “Carmina maiora” except (as usual) the “De raptu” and “Pan. Prob. et Olyb.” No “minora.” C = Cod. Bruxellensis 5380-4. (?) 12th-13th century. Π = Cod. Parisinus lat. 8082. 13th century. This is Heinsius’ “Regius.” The MS. once belonged to Petrarch and still bears his name. B = Cod. Neapolitanus Borbonicus 1111 E 47. 13th century. A = Cod. Ambrosianus S 66. 15th century. Contains all the “maiora” except the “De raptu” and “Pan. Prob. et Olyb.” J = Cod. Cantabrigiensis coll. Trinitatis 0.3.22. 13th century. Besides these are many inferior MSS. referred to collectively by Birt as ς. (_b_) Consists of: E = Excerpta Florentina. 15th century. _e_ = Excerpta Gyraldina. 16th century. Each of them resembles the other closely and both come from a common parent. Under (_b_) may further be mentioned the Basel edition of Isengrin (1534), which preserves an independent tradition. Birt postulates an archetype (Ω), dating between 6th and 9th centuries, and two main “streams,” _x_ and _y_; _y_ being again subdivided into _w_ and _z_. The following is the family “tree.” Letters enclosed in brackets refer to non-existent MSS. (Ω) | | ------------------------------------- | | | | (_x_) (_y_) : | : | : ------------------------------- : | | : | | : (_w_) (_z_) : | | : | | ----------- ------------------ ------------------------ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G V P = P (_a_) Π = Π C (?) R | | | | --------------- ------------ | | | | | | | | A B (_e_) E Of class (2) may be mentioned: S = Cod. Parisinus lat. 15,005. 13th or 14th century. C = Cod. Cantabrigiensis coll. corp. Christi 228. 13th century. D = Cod. Musei Britannici 6042. 13th century.