Latin translation of some of Plutarch's Lives by Edward Pococke
Latin translation of some of Plutarch's Lives (Theseus and Romulus; Lycurgus and Numa; Solon and Publicola) by Edward Pococke, Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, with (fols. 4-5) a dedication in Latin prose and verse to Nicholas Bond, president of the college, [1592/3].
Dates
- Creation: 1592/1593
Extent
40 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Lat. class. e. 22, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Lat. class. e. 22
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 16736
Abstract
Latin translation of some of Plutarch's Lives (Theseus and Romulus; Lycurgus and Numa; Solon and Publicola) by Edward Pococke.
Biographical / Historical
Edward Pococke (d. 1636) was a clergyman and a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. II, no. 47815.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Sotheby's, 20 Feb. 1922, lot 134.
Physical Facet
limp vellum binding
- Title
- Latin translation of some of Plutarch's 'Lives' by Edward Pococke
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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