Collection of biographies of illustrious men Probus Emilius Includes: De viris illustribus urbis Romae Victor, Sextus Aurelius contributor Aemilius Probus contributor Pliny, the Elder contributor [Italy] 1401-1500 1. folios 1r-1v: blank, ruled 2. folios 2r-64v: Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum gentium / Cornelius Nepos, here attributed to Aemilius Probus 2.1 folios 2r-2v: Preface: "[rubric] Probi Emilii liber de excellentissimis ducib[us] exterarum gentium feliciter incipit. [incipit] Non dubito fore plerosq[ue] Attice qui hoc genus scripture leve et no[n] satis ... [explicit] Et i[n] h[oc] expone[mus] libro de vita excellentiu[m] imp[er]ato[rum]. [rubric] Explicit p[ro]hemiu[m]." 2.2 folios 2v-64v: Text: "[rubric] Incipit liber ad laude[m] dei. [incipit] Meloyades? [sic] Cimonis fili[us] Athenie[n]sis cu[m] [et] a[n]tiq[ui]tate g[e]n[er]is ... [explicit] collatis utrorunque [sic] factis qui viri viri preferendi sint possit iudicari. [rubric] Laus deo." 3. folios 65r-65v: blank, ruled 4. folios 66r-88r: De viris illustribus urbis Romae [incomplete; chapters 1-77] / Pseudo-Sextus Aurelius Victor, here attributed to Pliny the Elder: "[rubric] Plinii Veronensis de viris illustrib[us] liber incipit feliciter in no[m]i[n]e d[omi]ni. [incipit] Proca Albano[rum] rex Amuliu[m] et Numitore[m] filios habuit ... [explicit] Qui non contine[n]s lacrimas illud plurimis et p[re]ciosissimis odorib[us] crema[n]du[m] curavit. [rubric] Finis. Laus deo." Manuscripts, Medieval Biography text text/html reformatted digital 89 leaves : parchment, illuminations ; 225 x 160 (137 x 90) mm bound to 233 x 170 mm nonprojected graphic ku-speccoll:18531https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-speccoll/18531MS D13 2964387 lat Latin kus University of Kansas v This work is free of known copyright restrictions. University of Kansas Descriptive metadata from KU Library catalog record. MODS generated, with additional values/elements added, by KU Libraries Digital Initiatives. 2026-06 English eng