Poems by 'R. B.', Written in A.D. 1605 by R. Brett
'Θρίαμβος το Βασιλέως έξάγλωσσος ...', poems by 'R. B.' (i.e. Richard Brett of Lincoln college, Oxford, as dr. Macray notes) on the Gunpowder plot of 1605. The poems are in Latin (three), Greek (three), Hebrew, Chaldaic, Syriac and Arabic (each one), and are dedicated to the earl of Salisbury, to whom this volume probably belonged.
Dates
- Creation: Written in A.D. 1605 by R. Brett
Extent
9 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
- Greek, Modern (1453-)
- Hebrew
- Syriac
- Arabic
Shelfmark
MS. Selden Supra 84
Arrangement
Old Selden mark = 84
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 3472
Other Finding Aids
For a full description in English, see:Neubauer, Adolf, and A. E. Cowley, Catalogue of the Hebrew Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library and in the College Libraries of Oxford : Including Mss. in Other Languages ... Written with Hebrew Characters, or Relating to the Hebrew Language or Literature, and a Few Samaritan Mss (Oxford, 1886), no. 2776
Custodial History
Manuscript 3487 acquired by the Bodleian Library
Physical Facet
On parchment, binding, limp white parchment with gold ornament
Dimensions
8 7/8 × 6 1/2 in.
Repository Details
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