INTRODUCTION

I.—BIBLIOGRAPHY AND ABBREVIATIONS USED

A. Textual Authorities

Wimmer divides the authorities on which the text of the perì phytōn historía Enquiry into Plants is based into three classes:—

First Class:

U. Codex Urbinas: in the Vatican. Collated by Bekker and Amati; far the best extant manuscript, but evidently founded on a much corrupted copy. See note on 9. 8. 1.

P2. Codex Parisiensis: at Paris. Contains considerable excerpts; evidently founded on a good manuscript; considered by Wimmer second only in authority to U.

(Of other collections of excerpts may be mentioned one at Munich, called after Pletho.)

Second Class:

M (M1, M2). Codices Medicei: at Florence. Agree so closely that they may be regarded as a single manuscript; considered by Wimmer much inferior to U, but of higher authority than Aldine.