Resumption of arguments presented by the author (=> 52-04648), in which it was argued on the basis of universal conjunctive errors that the capital manuscripts of Vergil descend from an archetype.
S. Timpanaro (=> 57-05132 and 72-07055) argued in response that such errors were due to horizontal transmission ; that view is here countered.
Includes discussion of ecl. 6, 61-73 ; georg. 4, 520-521 ; Aen. 7, 740-741 ; 9, 214 ; 10, 366 ; and 10, 545-546.
