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The first is a comparatively short commentary, attributed to Servius in the superscription in the manuscripts and by other internal evidence. The second class derive from the 10th and 11th centuries, embed the same text in a much expanded commentary. The copious additions are in contrasting style to
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The edition of Georg Thilo and Hermann Hagen (1878–1902), remains the only edition of the whole of Servius' work. Currently in development is the Harvard Servius (
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from antiquity until as late as the 18th century. Many medieval manuscripts of Servius's commentaries give him the
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Servio: stratificazioni esegetiche e modelli culturali / Servius: exegetical stratifications and cultural models
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Besides the Virgilian commentary, other works of Servius are extant: a collection of notes on the grammar (
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A third class of manuscripts, written for the most part in Italy, includes the core text with interpolated
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the original; none of these manuscripts bears Servius' name, and the commentary is known traditionally as
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Savage, John Joseph Hannan, "The Manuscripts of the Commentary of Servius Danielis on Virgil",
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16th century edition of Virgil with Servius' commentary printed to the left of the text.
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Savage, John Joseph Hannan, "The Manuscripts of Servius's Commentary on Virgil",
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10 (1916), 158–164. Donatus's authorship of the supplementary material.
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Servianorum in Vergilii Carmina Commentariorum: Editionis Harvardianae
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Guardians of Language: The Grammarian and Society in Late Antiquity
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The name Servius also appears as Seruius owing to the unity of the
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to Servius indicate that he was not a convert to Christianity.
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Servii grammatici qui feruntur in Vergilii carmina commentarii
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Figure del pensiero medievale. Fondamenti e inizi IV-IX secolo
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The manuscript tradition is examined by Charles E. Murgia,
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Rand, E. K., "Is Donatus's Commentary on Virgil Lost?"
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