Collection of six Latin, Greek and English items, Written in the 17th century by different hands
A. Early 17th cent. (fol. 5). Latin notes on Greek authors (Euripides, Aristotle's Ethics, Hesiod, Aeschines against Ctesiphon, Plutarch). Fols. 2-3 and 4 are a fragment of a MS. legal document and a leaf of an early printed book.
B. 17th cent. (fol. 135). 'Paraphrasis Epistolæ Pauli ad Romanos Andreæ Meluini', in hexameters.
C. About 1690:
- Fol. 171. 'Epistolæ inter ... Episc. Asaphensem [Will. Lloyd] and ... dnum Antonium Pagi ... quas mihi [sc. Fr. Cherry] communicavit... H. Dodwellus anno 1690', on coins, 1686
- Fol. 193 letters between the bp. and Henricus Noris an Italian, 1686-87: with a letter from Dr. Dodwell to the bp. on classical chronology, 10 Jan. 1686/7
The last in English, the rest Latin: all copies.
D. About 1700, (fol. 204). Latin notes on Dio Chrysostomus from the margin of C. 1. 15 Art. Seld. (ed. 1623).
E. 1691, (fol. 235). 'The Roman Ports and Forts in Kent', dated May, 1691: by Will. Somner.
F. About 1700, (fol. 263). 'Ζωροαστρτίων τε και Πλατωνικῶν δογμάτων σιτγκεφαλαίωσις τοῦ Πλήθωνος, ex Cod. MS. Phil: Biblioth. Cass. nu. 74', i.e. in the Vienna Library: followed by excerpts from Eusebius de Prophetiis, etc.: all in Greek.
Dates
- Creation: Written in the 17th century by different hands
Extent
277 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Multiple languages
- Latin
- Greek, Modern (1453-)
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Cherry 1
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. III, no. 9775
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
12 3/4 × 8 7/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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