Horace scholiasts Porphyrio and ‘Acro’ in early modern printed editions (1474–1838)

Abstract

Reviewing the printing fortune of ancient scholia on Horace, Porphyrio and ‘Acro’, I examine the degree of importance attached to ancient scholia before they appeared in nineteenth-century critical editions. To what purpose were the scholia first printed? Where did they stand in relation to contemporary commentaries?

Keywords

• Horace
• scholia
• Porphyrio
• ‘Acro’
• printing
• editions