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The Latin-Old English glossary, Written in the later 17th century by Francis Junius

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MS. Junius 77
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The Latin-Old English glossary extending only to the letter P, copied by Francis Junius from a Cottonian manuscript and amplified by references to his other glossaries (see MSS. Junius 115a-116d), the dictionary of Lawrence Noel, etc., finished by him (in 1669) in his eightieth year (cf. p. 221) and styled 'gl. Cott.'. Followed by (p. 189) an onomasticon beginning 'de avibus' and (p. 209) a second glossary from the same manuscript.

Dates

  • Creation: Written in the later 17th century by Francis Junius

Extent

226 pages

Language of Materials

  • Multiple languages
  • Latin
  • English, Old (ca.450-1100)

Shelfmark

MS. Junius 77

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. 5188

Physical Facet

On paper

Dimensions

8 4/5 × 6 2/5 in.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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