„Odkrycie” kodeksu Liwiusza z kościoła św. Piotra i Pawła w Legnicy na tle tradycji rękopiśmiennej "Ab urbe condita" i jego echa w prasie brytyjskiej w 1870 r.
„Discovery” of the Livius codex from the St. Peter and Paul church in Legnica compared to manuscript tradition of "Ab urbe condita", and its publicity in British press in 1870

Summary/Abstract: The work "Ab urbe condita" by Roman historian Titus Livius enjoyed great popularity in antiquity. In Middle Ages, Livius sank into obscurity and from the work consisting originally of 142 books only the 1st, 3rd, 4th, and half of 5th decade survived (35 books in total). Interest in the work of this Roman historian was renewed in the Renaissance period. From that time, humanists and historians of antiquity persisted in attempts to find the lost books. Once in a while, news of actual or alleged discoveries appeared. One of such alleged discoveries took place in Legnica, where in 1870 historian Hermann Kraffert found the Livius codex in the library of St. Peter and Paul Church. In the article, the “discovery” of a manuscript containing the 4th decade of "Ab urbe condita" was presented, compared with the manuscript tradition of this work. Publicity surrounding the aforementioned “discovery” appeared in press around the world. In the article, author presents that media attention on the example of nearly 50 news reports published in British press.

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