Abstract
This paper investigates the ascription of a passage in Isidore’s Differentiae to the jurist Modestinus. A collection of philological notes by the humanist scholar Barthius reports the existence of a (now lost) manuscript that credited lemma 1.434 Codoñer to one Orenius, which has ever since usually been emended into Herennius (sc. Modestinus). It is possible to place this witness in the stemma of the Differentiae. Careful study of Barthius’ reported readings from the manuscript not only indicates that it was peripheral to the tradition, but it also allows us to point out the (skilful) hand of an editor/interpolator, who may have been responsible for the addition of the name Orenius.
Acknowledgement
I would like to thank Ulrico Agnati, Serena Ammirati, and Marco Fressura for discussing an earlier draft of this paper with me. I am also grateful to the anonymous readers and the editors of Philologus, and to Monika Müller, Dan Leon, and Dario Mantorani. My research was supported by the ERC (FP7/2007–2013, nr. 341102, Redhis).
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Appendix: collations of Ba’s other fragments with Codoñer’s apparatus
The order is the order in which Barthius presents these passages (coll. 1782–1785)
Ba shares variants, including lacunae, with ALD
232(99).2 conscribere inquit] inquit conscribere EALD Ba
232(99).4–5 adscribere adsignationis] om.ALD Ba
337(109).1 enim] etiam PALD Ba
337(109).3 interim] interdum ALD Ba
361(113).2 post pinguetudinis (pingui est Ba) inseruerunt grassum vero (non AL) furiosum dicimus ALD, grassus furiosus significat, idque antiqui a grassari acceperunt Ba
414(120).1 cassidem] cassidem et classidem (classide A) LD, cassidem et cassidam Ba
62(120).2 sine mente] om.ALD Ba
62(120).4 lira] a lira ALD Ba
62(120).4 est enim] enim est ALD, autem est Ba
306(159).1 in epistola sua Codoñer] in libro epistolarum ALD Ba
306(159).5–6 ut ... admittunt] om.ALD Ba (om.Esed add. in margine)
39(179).1 loquacem] eloquacem LD, eloquacia Ba, eloquentem A
39(179).4 disertum] facundum vel disertum ALD, facundus vel disertus Ba
123(183).5 describeret] conscriberet PEAD Ba
123(183).7 eum fuisse] om.ALD Ba
74(210).2 homo] om.VPEALS Ba
74(210).5 et omnes fere] pene omnes EALD Ba
74(210).5 iocantur] vocantur AL Ba
118(220).2 verum non] falsum EALD Ba
118(220).3 et] om.NALD Ba
118(220).3 supprimis] comprimis ALD Ba
131(218).1 virtutum] virtutis ALD Ba
131(218).3 pro bene parta] pro bono facto ALD Ba
315(235).1, 2 funereum] bis om.ALD Ba
315(235).3 pollutus] inquinarus ALD Ba
262(–-).1 forfices et forcipes] forfices forcipes et forpices PE Ba] forfices forpices et forcipes ALD
332(270).3 qualitatem] quantitatem AD Ba
194(285).2–3 honustus ... ferat] transposuerunt post lineam 5ALD Ba
194(285).3 onus ipsum] ipsum onus VEALD Ba
20(290).2 dici iudicium] dici id iudicium ED Ba, dici iudicium id L
ALD and/or LD have variants that Ba does not share
232(99).4 transit] sicA Ba, transcripsit LD
414(120) corio] sicBa, corio fit (est L) classis (classidem E) multitudo navium EALD
79(211).2 et ... recedit] om.L
262(–-).1 forfices et forcipes] forfices forcipes et forpices PE Ba] forfices forpices et forcipes ALD
20(290).3 iniqua] in qua FV, * qua Ba, numquam AL
440(41).3 et meracam] sicBa, meracam et AD
440(41).3 merosum] sicBa, et merosum LD
Ba has unique variants
232(99).3 transferre] quod verbum medicorum est Ba
337(109).3 pulcrum] pultum A, uultum Ba
358(111) lacunosissimus estBa
361(113).1–2 crassum corporis est pinguetudinis] crassus est qui corpore pingui est Ba
361 (113).2 nam grassari animi et crudelitatis est] omittere videturBa
414(120).1 et galeam] nihil interest Ba
414(120).1–2 cassis ... corio] galea vero cassis est quae de corio fiebat Ba
62(120).3 ita eo] om.Ba
62(120).4 enim] autem Ba (etγverbis transpositis)
306(159).2–4 binas ... nam] om.Ba
306(159).4 ea] om.Ba
306(159).5 numerum] om.Ba
39(179).1 inter eloquentem et] omittere videturBa
39(179).2 eloquentium] eloquaciam Ba
39(179).2 loquacium] loquendi Ba
39(179).3–4 unde ... disertum] eloquax locut. *** eloquens facundus vel disertus Ba
123(183).6 quodam modo] quod eum a modo A, quod eum amo L, quod eum a vino D, ipsum Ba
74(210).2 fallatur] fallatur et decipiatur Ba
74(210).3 multa] ulla Baac, nulla non Bapc
117(215).1 videtur distinguere] distinguit Ba
117(215).2–3 multis verbis transpositisBa
117(215).4–5 et haec ... quae] om.Ba
117(215).6 cum] cum flagiositas Ba
118(220).1 inter falsitatem et mendacium] falsitas et mendacium differunt Ba
131(218).1 quippe] enim Ba
315(235).2 oritur] oritur aut constat Ba
332(270) lacunosus estBa
194(285).5 ab honore] ad honorem ALD, ad * horem Ba
54(294).1–2 turpitudinem flagitii] flagitium Ba
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