Manuscript Ms 84 with the title Libellus poematum sive carminum variorum generum, preserved in the Manuscript, Rare and Old Prints Collection of the National and University Library (NUK) Ljubljana, is an unusual rarity in the extensive manuscript heritage of Tomaž Hren (Thomas Chrön). The manuscript contains 73 juvenile Latin poems by Hren, which prove that the author was an excellent Latinist and skilfull versifier, in the Slovene lands undoubtedly the best Latin poet of his time. In the article some codicological details of the manuscript are presented, as well as some characteristics of its content.
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