The opening of Vergil’s Eclogues in Vergilius Romanus

The Vergilius Romanus (Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica, Cod. Vat. lat. 3867), also known as the Vergilius Romanus or Roman Vergil, is a 5th-century illustrated manuscript of the works of Virgil. It contains the Aeneid, the Georgics, and some of the Eclogues. It is one of the oldest and most important Vergilian manuscripts, and one of the few surviving illustrated classical manuscripts. It can be viewed online at the Vatican Library website.