{"id":16,"date":"2026-06-11T15:46:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T14:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.psgaesthetics.uk\/lucretius\/front-matter\/introduction\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T15:15:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T14:15:58","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"front-matter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.psgaesthetics.uk\/lucretius\/front-matter\/introduction\/","title":{"raw":"Scholarly Foundation","rendered":"Scholarly Foundation"},"content":{"raw":"<p align=\"left\">[h5p id=\"1\"]<\/p>\r\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #373d3f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lora, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Diels provides essential context that should be placed in the \u201cFront Matter\u201d section of Pressbooks to guide students and researchers:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #373d3f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lora, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>The Praefatio (Preface):<\/b>\u00a0Diels\u2019 detailed Latin introduction\u00a0covers the history of the Lucretian text, the archetype, and the major manuscripts (Oblongus, Quadratus, and the Poggian tradition).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #373d3f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lora, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Filum Codicum (Stemma):<\/b>\u00a0A visual representation of the manuscript tree\u00a0is vital for students of textual criticism.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #373d3f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lora, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Testimonia de Vita et Arte:<\/b>\u00a0This section\u00a0compiles ancient perspectives on Lucretius from authors like Cicero, Ovid, and Jerome.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #373d3f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lora, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Conspectus Siglorum:<\/b>\u00a0You must include this key\u00a0so users can identify the manuscript symbols (e.g.,\u00a0<b>O<\/b>\u00a0for Oblongus,\u00a0<b>Q<\/b>\u00a0for Quadratus) used in the critical apparatus.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div id=\"h5p-1\">\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-1\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"1\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"lucerius\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #373d3f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lora, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Diels provides essential context that should be placed in the \u201cFront Matter\u201d section of Pressbooks to guide students and researchers:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #373d3f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lora, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>The Praefatio (Preface):<\/b>\u00a0Diels\u2019 detailed Latin introduction\u00a0covers the history of the Lucretian text, the archetype, and the major manuscripts (Oblongus, Quadratus, and the Poggian tradition).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #373d3f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lora, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Filum Codicum (Stemma):<\/b>\u00a0A visual representation of the manuscript tree\u00a0is vital for students of textual criticism.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #373d3f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lora, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Testimonia de Vita et Arte:<\/b>\u00a0This section\u00a0compiles ancient perspectives on Lucretius from authors like Cicero, Ovid, and Jerome.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #373d3f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lora, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Conspectus Siglorum:<\/b>\u00a0You must include this key\u00a0so users can identify the manuscript symbols (e.g.,\u00a0<b>O<\/b>\u00a0for Oblongus,\u00a0<b>Q<\/b>\u00a0for Quadratus) used in the critical 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